According to PM News, the clashes involved members
of the Aiye and Eiye confraternities.
A source disclosed that the latest incident was in
response to the gruesome killing of a suspected
cultist identified as Tobi at Coca-Cola road.
It was gathered that on Thursday, one Abiodun
Aremu, popularly known as “Abbey,” was killed at
Ikororo area of Niger road in the metropolis.
An unidentified man was also on Saturday, killed at
Egbejila.
A resident of the area, who craved anonymity, said
the gunmen trailed the victim to the spot where he
was murdered.
“The man was riding on a motorcycle from Temidire
area on Airport-Egbejila road when another
motorcycle with three gunmen intercepted him. They
pushed him off the motorcycle and shot him at close
range,’’ the resident said.
The assailants, however, spared the victim’s friend
who was on the motorcycle with him.
Some suspected cult members also launched an
attack on Friday at Olunlade area of Ilorin where an
unidentified man was killed. The incident was said to
have occurred at about 4p.m., causing panic in the
area.
A similar incident also occurred at Olufadi area, off
Edun Street, where one Ayo Shuaib was killed.
A teacher with the Government Secondary School,
Afon, Olatunji Ahmed, popularly known as Itu, was
also gunned down at Osere.
Ahmed was said to have gone to pay a visit to a friend
in the area when he met his death.
He was reportedly shot at close range before his
body was evacuated by the police and deposited at the
Ilorin General Hospital morgue.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ajayi
Okasanmi, confirmed the death of only two persons.
He said although no arrest had been made, the
command was on the trail of perpetrators of the
crime.
