SaharaReporters learnt that the cult members engaged in gun battles in Akerbiata, Gambari and Ojagboro communities of the Ilorin East local government area, causing panic among the residents.
At least three people have been killed in a cultists’ clash on Tuesday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
SaharaReporters learnt that the cult members engaged in gun battles in Akerbiata, Gambari and Ojagboro communities of the Ilorin East local government area, causing panic among the residents.
According to a statement released by the Kwara State Police Command, a 23-year-old Computer Science student of the National Open University in Ilorin, Mohammed Isiaka, was among those who were murdered by suspected cultists on Tuesday.
The police report reads, “at about 1630hrs, some boys suspected to be cultists visited a house at Akerebiata area of Ilorin, attacked one Mohammed Isiaka ‘m’ aged 23yrs, a computer science student of the Open University Ilorin and shot him in the chest.”
SP Okasanmi Ajayi, Spokesman of the state police command, added, “Policemen from ‘C’ Division who raced to the scene on receipt of the information, took the victim to UITH, where he was confirmed dead by a doctor on duty.”
He disclosed that the corpse of the victim had been deposited for autopsy.
He further stated that the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State, Tuesday Assayomo, had ordered a discreet and result- oriented investigation into the matter.
Assayomo urged the residents of the state, to go about their lawful businesses as adequate security arrangements have been emplaced to forestall any reprisal attack.
The Police Commissioner also assured that the perpetrators of the heinous act would be fished out and prosecuted.