Samson Folarin

Tragedy struck in the Ogiro , Agbado area of Ogun State , after a fish seller , Farouk Adebowale , was shot dead by some gunmen suspected to be cult members.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Adebowale was hit by a stray bullet in the head while some cult members wanted to gun down a man who wanted to date their leader’ s girlfriend .

Our correspondent gathered that the alleged girlfriend , Yetunde Kamoru , and the suspected cult leader, Ganiyu Azeez, had gone for a party in a hotel in the Oyero area last Tuesday.

During the party , the unidentified man was alleged to have seduced Kamoru , which angered the boyfriend , Azeez.

There was an argument between the men, which led to a fight.

Azeez and his friends were reported to have chased the lover boy to the Ogiro community, as the latter , who was also said to be a cult member, mobilised his gang.

The two groups allegedly exchanged gunfire which created tension in the community.
In the ensuing confusion, the victim , who was by the roadside with his goods , was hit by a bullet in the head.

He was said to have slumped and died on the spot.

A source said Azeez was later caught in a hotel with another girlfriend .

He said , “The main suspect , Azeez, went to a party with his girlfriend . On getting there , there was a brawl . He said a man was eyeing his girlfriend during a dance and that led to a fight . Azeez and his gang wanted to injure the man , but he fled.

“ They trailed him outside and that led to a shootout between the two men and their gang members . Azeez’ s cult members had wanted to shoot the lover boy, when the bullet hit the fish seller and he died .

“ After the incident, residents said they knew the girl responsible for the fight . They reported to the police at the Agbado division and went to pick her at her house . She admitted to knowing about the fight and led the police to the boyfriend ’ s house .

“ When they didn’ t find him at home , she led them to a hotel where they found him in a room with another girl , called Yetunde . The two girls and the man were arrested and taken to the Agbado Police Station . ”

When contacted , the state Police Public Relations Officer , Abimbola Oyeyemi , confirmed the death, adding that three suspects had been arrested.

He said the police had earlier received information that two rival cult groups , Eye and Eiye , planned to create mayhem in the area as part of their celebration of ‘ 8 /8 ’ .

He said , “ On August 7 , the police got information that some Aiye and Eiye cult members planned to attack the Oyero community to celebrate ‘ 8 /8 ’ , which was August 8 .

“ The Divisional Police Officer mobilised his men and started intense patrol of the area . It was while on patrol that he heard that some cult members had struck and fired somebody around the Transformer area of Ogiro .

“ The DPO deployed some of his men in the area and two of the suspects were immediately arrested. When the DPO himself got there , the leader of the cult members was arrested .

Immediately he was sighted at the station , residents identified him . The suspects are Ganiyu Azeez, Yetunde Kamoru and Morufat Arojojoye .

“ The state Commissioner of Police , Ahmed Iliyasu , has directed that they should be transferred to the Anti -kidnapping and Anti – cultism Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department , Eleweran, for further investigation . The suspects are cooperating in the investigation and giving vital information on the incident.

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