Another bloody conflict between the Aiye and Eiye Confraternities in Badagry on Sunday night, Lagos State has left one person dead.
Sources said the deceased was shot at Ahovikoh Quarters, Sango Iledudu, Badagry on Sunday at about 5:30 p.m., simply recognized as Kenny.
It was reported that the boy’s father and members of the cult group quickly took the boy to the Badagry General Hospital for treatment.
“They had to take the boy to an undisclosed hospital for treatment when officials of the hospital requested for a Police Report before commencing treatment.
“They were afraid of reporting at the Police Station because the police believe there is no more cult group in Badagry since a denouncement exercise in 2017 by members.
“But unfortunately, the 25-year-old Kenny died from the gunshot wounds on Tuesday morning in an undisclosed hospital where he was being treated.
“His old mother works as a cleaner with the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) in Badagry. It is unfortunate,’’ source said.
Another source said the deceased belonged to the Aiye Confraternity and was actively involved in the murder of one Shefiu by the group around the Senior Boys Joint along Soglo Way, Badagry, on January 1, 2019.
The source said the Eiye confraternity had visited Kenny’s house after Shefiu’s New Year murder and vowed they would revenge his death and deal with him before the end of the year.
“Since then, the rival group had been on his trail until he was shot during a scuffle between suspected rival cultists at a funeral ceremony at Ahovikoh Quarters, Sango Ile-Dudu, Badagry,’’ said the source.
The New Divisional Police Officer in Badagry, Tade Faniyi, said there was no report at the station on Sunday of any murder or cults conflict.
However, Mr Faniyi pledged to investigate the matter.
NAN reports that a bloody conflict between alleged rival cult organizations left one individual dead on New Year’s Day in Badagry.
Sources said the deceased was shot dead at the Senior Boys Joint along Soglo Way early on Tuesday, simply identified as Shefiu.
It was recorded that during a scuffle between suspected rival cultists, the deceased, who supposedly belonged to the Eiye Confraternity, was shot dead.
