Two persons were confirmed d.ead by the police on Friday in Osogbo, Osun State, in clashes involving suspected members of rival cult groups
The incident reportedly occurred at a lounge in Owoeba, a community in Osogbo, located along the Osogbo/Ilesa Road, where the deceased were attacked by some yet-to-be-identified assailants around 5pm.
In pictures seen, one of the deceased had an open wound on his head, as he lay lifeless in a pool of blood.
A resident of Owoeba, who craved anonymity for security reasons, told Punch on the phone, “We heard gunshots and noise in the afternoon. The deceased was with some people drinking when the assailants arrived. They were in a lounge.
“They engaged in fight before the two men were eventually subdued and k!lled. One of them was hit on the head by the assailants. He d!ed on the spot. Another man was also shot by the assailants.
“One of the deceased is called ‘Small Rugged’. We are all very scared but we later saw police van that came to the joint to park the two bodies.”
Osun State Police Command spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, has confirmed the k!llings, adding that the State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, had directed tactical teams to move to the area and fish out the perpetrators.
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