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11 persons have been killed by suspected cult members in some Ogun
state communities by rampaging secret cultists who are celebrating their
anniversary.
Victims of attack by the rampaging cultists
To commemorate their anniversary tagged 7/7, some members of Aye
Confraternity went on rampage at about 11:00am on Wednesday as no fewer
than 11 persons have been killed while four persons were also injured as
houses and cars were vandalised by the secret cult members in Igode and
Fakale communities in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State.
It was gathered that the grand finale of the anniversary was held
on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Emuren, a neighbouring community as
hoodlums numbering about 25 on motorcycles, came from Emuren, wielding
guns and cutlasses in the attack that lasted for about 10 hours.
According to a report on Punch,
the cultist's targets were said to be members of the Eiye
Confraternity, a rival cult, as the bandits who reportedly wore masks,
shot dead three welders who were said to be returning from a work site
on a motorcycle at a junction bordering Emuren and Igode.
It was further learnt that the rampaging cultists proceeded to the
Fakale community, where they opened fire on a crowd watching a football
match in a viewing centre, killing seven persons, as one of the deceased
have been identified simply as Dare, a member of the Oodua People’s
Congress (OPC).
A football viewing centre attacked by the cultists
Other victims were identified as Ibukun, Ismaila, Sunday, and a
steel rod seller, Dare Olakanmi. Three of the victims were said to have
been buried as four others, who were injured, were said to have been
taken to a hospital in Sagamu.
A correspondent who visited the communities late on Thursday,
reported that palpable fear had enveloped the residents who were said to
have fled while commercial activities had been paralysed as shops were
shut.
Meanwhile, the Coordinator of the OPC in the community, Wole Oladunjo, said,
“The fight was between Eiye and Aye confraternities. The Aye members
are based in Emuren. The OPC had nothing to do with the fight. But
surprisingly, they (Aye members) came here on Wednesday and started
shooting sporadically. They killed seven persons in a viewing centre.
“One of the deceased was our member. The others killed were not
Eiye members. They were hard working youths. Four persons are still in
the hospital receiving treatment. The police picked four corpses and
three of them have been buried.
“The policemen, who came that evening, were blaring their sirens from afar and this gave those boys the chance to escape,” he said.
An OPC member, who identified himself as Ajibola Defence, disclosed
that the hoodlums inscribed 7/7 on those killed and on a refrigerator
they destroyed inside a shop.
He said, “We learnt the Aye members are celebrating their
anniversary this month. They started on July 1 and today (Thursday) is
the last day. Whenever they celebrate the anniversary, they kill. They
wrote 7/7 on the heads of the persons they killed.”
The Secretary of the OPC in the community, Idris Lawal, vowed that
his members would avenge the killings, adding that the victims were
innocent residents.
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muyiwa Adejobi,
confirmed the killings, saying that the cultists had gone to attack Eiye
cult members at Fakale, addinh that the police had restored calm to the
area.
Adejobi said, “I am aware of the killings in Fakale community.
We got information that some suspected Aye cult members were planning to
have a party and they bought a goat. A rival group went to kill the
goat and they became annoyed. They killed four persons, who were their
targets.
An
escaped prison inmate who was obviously tired of running gave himself
up to the authorities after enjoying a cold bottle of beer in a bar.
An Arkansas sheriff said an inmate who escaped custody walked into a
bar, had some food and beer, and asked the owner to call authorities on
him.
The Logan County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post Shaun Higham, 45, was arrested Tuesday about 9:15 p.m. when deputies responded to a call from the owner of the Mitch's Place tavern in Paris.
The post said the call came shortly after a woman called authorities to report a man wearing "dirty looking scrubs and orange shoes" walking east on Highway 22, west of Paris.
Mitchell Ford, the owner of the bar, said Higham asked him to contact Sheriff Boyd Hicks.
"He came walking out of the dark and he said, 'Mitch,' and I said, 'Shaun, your picture is all over the TV," Ford told KFSM-TV. "[Higham] said, 'Mitch I know, will you help me turn myself in?'"
Ford said Higham was covered in insect bites and told him he hadn't eaten in eight days. Ford said he served the man food and beer while waiting for deputies.
"I asked him what happened to his prison outfit," Ford said. "He turned it inside out and you could see the stripes, that's how dirty it was. I couldn't tell from the way he was wearing it."
The sheriff's office said Higham "didn't get to finish" his beer before being taken back into custody.
"He was very cooperative and apologetic. He was also tired, hungry and eat up with insect bites. He was transported back to the Logan County Detention Center where he is being held on his previous charges and numerous additional charges," the Facebook post said.
Higham, who was originally arrested on a charge of felony aggravated robbery, and Zackary Coffer, 19, escaped from the Logan County Detention Center June 28 by apparently picking the lock on their cell door. Coffer was recaptured later the same day.
The Logan County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post Shaun Higham, 45, was arrested Tuesday about 9:15 p.m. when deputies responded to a call from the owner of the Mitch's Place tavern in Paris.
The post said the call came shortly after a woman called authorities to report a man wearing "dirty looking scrubs and orange shoes" walking east on Highway 22, west of Paris.
Mitchell Ford, the owner of the bar, said Higham asked him to contact Sheriff Boyd Hicks.
"He came walking out of the dark and he said, 'Mitch,' and I said, 'Shaun, your picture is all over the TV," Ford told KFSM-TV. "[Higham] said, 'Mitch I know, will you help me turn myself in?'"
Ford said Higham was covered in insect bites and told him he hadn't eaten in eight days. Ford said he served the man food and beer while waiting for deputies.
"I asked him what happened to his prison outfit," Ford said. "He turned it inside out and you could see the stripes, that's how dirty it was. I couldn't tell from the way he was wearing it."
The sheriff's office said Higham "didn't get to finish" his beer before being taken back into custody.
"He was very cooperative and apologetic. He was also tired, hungry and eat up with insect bites. He was transported back to the Logan County Detention Center where he is being held on his previous charges and numerous additional charges," the Facebook post said.
Higham, who was originally arrested on a charge of felony aggravated robbery, and Zackary Coffer, 19, escaped from the Logan County Detention Center June 28 by apparently picking the lock on their cell door. Coffer was recaptured later the same day.
