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Three Die As Thugs Loyal To Monarchs Clash by AnambraDota: 8:23am On Aug 07, 2015 |
No fewer than three people were killed during a
clash between hoodlums reportedly loyal to two rival
monarchs in the Ijoko, Ifo Local Government Area of
Ogun State.
The two monarchs ─ Oba Abdulfatahi Matanmi and
Oba Lasisi Ogunseye ─ had been at loggerheads for
years over who had sovereignty over the community,
with both sides attacking each other.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the community was thrown
into turmoil around 3pm on Wednesday by the thugs,
who reportedly wielded guns, cutlasses among other
weapons.
Policemen from Sango-Ota Police Division were said
to have intervened and restored peace in the area.
It was learnt that two tricyclists were injured in the
melee which lasted for about two hours.
One of them, Tajudeen Adeleye, who was admitted
in a hospital in the community, said he had taken
some passengers to the Railway area ─ the scene of
the clash ─ around 6pm when he was attacked.
He said, “I shuttle between Abule and Ijoko-Ogba
Ayo. I decided to go on a last trip around 6pm. I was
trying to park at our bus stop in Railway bus stop
when I was attacked.”
Our correspondent who visited the community on
Thursday, observed that residents were still living in
fear, as most of them declined to comment on the
mayhem.
Armed policemen were also seen patrolling the
neigbourhood.
An eyewitness, who identified himself only as Rasaq,
said the clash was fuelled by supremacy claim as the
thugs belonged to rival cult groups.
He said, “The rate at which Matanmi and Ayatu’s
(Ogunseye’s) boys attack one another is very
disturbing. On Monday, I saw them hanging around
and I sensed that they wanted to cause trouble again.
They started around 3pm and three persons were
killed, but I don’t know their identities.”
Another eyewitness, Segun Ogunleke, said he saw
two lifeless bodies on the ground while he was
scampering to safety.
“There was confusion everywhere because of
gunshots. I saw two corpses on the ground. They
were taken away by the police,” he said.
When contacted, the monarch, Matanmi, directed our
correspondent to his counterpart, saying he had
nothing to say about the killings.
He said, “Go and meet Ogunseye and his son who are
attacking and killing people at Ijoko. I have nothing to
say.”
Oba Ogunseye’s son, Mohammed, who spoke on
behalf of his father, said the attack was between Eiye
and Aiye confraternities, adding that it had nothing to
do with the kingship tussle.
“For about three months now, the battle between
two cult groups has been on. They have been killing
one another and that was what happened yesterday
(Wednesday) too. It was not an attack between us and
Matanmi,” he said.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State, DSP
Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the clash.
He said, “There was a clash between two groups, but
we cannot link it to kingship rivalry. Policemen have
been deployed in the area and investigation has
commenced on the attack. One person was hacked to
death and his corpse has been deposited in a
mortuary.” www.punchng.com/metro-plus/three-die-as-thugs-loyal-to-monarchs-clash/ |
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