Categories: NewsOsun

Fresh Cultists Clash Leaves One Dead In Osogbo

 

A  bloody street brawl between suspected rival cult groups on Friday led to the death of one person at Asoje area Osogbo, capital of the State of Osun.
It was gathered that the deceased also belonged to another cult group that engaged themselves in supremacy gun battle in the street.
Osun Police spokesperson, ASP Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident in a press statement on Friday.
She disclosed that the deceased is identified as Babalola Lekan 35 years of no. 25 Johnmakay street Oluode area of Osogbo was shot dead.
As of the time of filing this report, the corpse of the deceased had been taken to a morgue at UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital while the perpetrators are yet to be apprehended.

She added that the police is on the trail of the cultists.

Recent Posts

Police Deny Lawyers Access To Journalist Allegedly Detained On IGP’s Order

A lawyer, Ridwan Oke, has accused men of the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti,…

3 hours ago

UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital Cries Out Over Congested Mortuary, Gives 14-Day Ultimatum For Unclaimed Corpses

The management of Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State, has cried out over…

5 hours ago

TCN Unbundled As NERC Establishes New Operator For System Operation

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has decentralised the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) by establishing…

7 hours ago

Osun Govt Bows To Court Order, Suspends Oyelakin’s Installation As Aree of Iree

Insists Oyelakin Still Aree The Osun State Government has postponed the formal presentation of the…

7 hours ago

Gunmen Attack Kaduna Community, Kill Village Head

Gunmen suspected to be assassins have killed the 30-year-old village head of Marke, Malam Kabiru…

8 hours ago

Tinubu Assures Of More Policies For Nation’s Industrialisation

President Bola Tinubu has given the assurance that his administration will continue to put in…

8 hours ago

This website uses cookies.