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BREAKING: Suspected cultists kill APC leader in Ondo

BREAKING: Suspected cultists kill APC leader in Ondo

Gunmen suspected to be cult members have killed a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Fisayo Oladipo, in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Oladipo, 52, was shot dead around 2am on Monday in a violent cult-related clash.

Sources who confirmed the incident in a chat revealed that the suspects, believed to be members of the Eieye confraternity group, had trailed the deceased to his home around Ehin-Ogbe in Owo before he was shot.

Oladipo, otherwise called “Fissy,” was described as a prominent youth leader of the APC in Owo before his assailants killed him.

His remains have been taken to the morgue at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Owo.

It was leant that two other young people were also shot dead by the same cult gang.

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Sporadic gunshots reportedly rented the air following the violent killings of the two men.

Police spokesperson in the state, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, could not immediately confirm the incident when contacted by telephone. However, she promised to respond later.

However, Oluyemi Ibiloye, the commander of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), confirmed that the tense atmosphere in the town had become calm following the heavy deployment of armed security agencies.

Ibiloye, who could confirm the exact figures of the casualties, also liked the incident to cult clashes among rival groups, promising that the heads of security agencies would soon react.

“I can only confirm that we have sent our men down to also assist other security agencies deployed to calm the atmosphere. Our men are on the ground with heavy deployment. I will advise we wait for officials’ reactions,”

 

BREAKING: Suspected cultists kill APC leader in Ondo

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