One person has been confirmed dead and three others injured as a rival cult group clash in Osogbo, Osun state capital on Sunday.
A group of four young men were said to be riding a motorcycle around the Oluode area of Osogbo when another group suddenly attacked them.
According to Vanguard, an eyewitness, Wale Adisa, disclosed that some guys emerged around CMS junction on Sunday afternoon and attacked four guys after attacking the motorcyclists conveying them through the area.
“As soon as the guys fell off the two motorcycles, their attackers descended on them with various dangerous weapons such as cutlass, club, axe among others.
“One of them was eventually hit with a big stone on the head and lost consciousness on the spot and residents around the place scampered for safety, as they could not attempt to intervene in the imbroglio”, he said.
The state police command spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the incident disclosed that the four guys travelling on a motorcycle were attacked by suspected cultists with cutlasses, broken bottles and other dangerous weapons.
“One of the guys identified as Lekan, aka Osondi was killed during the clash, another one identified as Poplo and two others yet to be known were injured.
“Police have been deployed to the scene, while a manhunt for the perpetrators has been launched”, she said.