Police Confirms Seven killed, One Injured After Rival Cult Groups Clash In Ikorodu

At least seven people were confirmed during a violent clash between two rival cult groups, which started on Monday in Ijede area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, who confirmed the incident, to newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday, said that the groups, KK and Eiye Confraternities, were involved in the incident.

Elkana said that the command immediately responded and arrested 10 suspects.

He explained that the fracas, leading to deaths, started when argument ensued between two members of the cult groups, while one of the fighters was stabbed.

The police spokesman said that the gang whose member was stabbed, believing him to be dead, launched a retaliatory attack on members of the rival group.

He said that the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumisu, immediately called for an emergency meeting and summoned the Area Commander, DPOs and the tactical commanders where the incident occurred.

According to him, the police chief also deployed the Special Strike Force men to arrest the social miscreants and deal with the situation.

Elkana recalled that a programme had earlier been organised for cult members to renounce their membership, “so the CP is determined to deal with the menace in the state”.

Reacting to the development,  Fatiu Salisu, Chairman, Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), said that the clash started on January 20 when a man was reportedly stabbed with a bottle and was rushed to the General Hospital.