NAN

No fewer than seven persons died in cult clashes occurred in different parts of Ilorin such as Ikororo, Baboko, Osere, Olunlande, Egbejila and Coca-Cola road. The clashes involved members of the Aiye and Eiye confraternities, the incident was in response to the gruesome killing of a suspected cultist identified as Tobi at Coca-Cola road. NAN (News Agency of Nigeria) had reported the killing of one Abiodun Aremu, popularly known as “Abbey” at Ikororo area of Niger road in the metropolis, also an unidentified man was on Saturday killed at Egbejila. A resident of the area, said the gunmen trailed the victim to the place where he was murdered: “The man was riding on a motorcycle from Temidire area on Airport-Egbejila road when another motorcycle with three gunmen intercepted him, they pushed him off the motorcycle and shot him’’ the resident said. Some suspected cult members also launched an attack on Friday at Olunlade area of Ilorin where an unidentified man was killed.