A total of four young men has been reported dead as a cult clash between Aiye and Eiye cults increase on a daily basis in Ilasamaja area of Lagos State. According to online reports, Policemen are being accused of acting unbothered as well as feigning ignorance to the clash which cost the lives of 3 Aiye and 1Eiye confraternity members, leaving residents of the area panic striken
Quite a number of social media users have taken to the platform to cry out to other Nigerians to pray for ilasa, as fear remains the order of the day, restricting movement and business activities.
Twitter user @enekemgreg wrote;
Heard they Have killed 6 people in ILASAMAJA around Okota/Isolo in the last 6days cause of Cult war 1 Thursday (His bro was the target) 1 Friday 2 Sunday 2 yesterday Mind-boggling thing is that it is SECONDARY SCHOOL Boys that are doing the killings
Can i quickly add that these deaths are not done using GUNS , which is easier These young men use Axe and Machete to kill, like you are gonna be Diced into parts till death, How they got the mind and how they sleep at night i dont know. God help us
@Johnokoro1 wrote;
#SARS arresting people indiscriminately in Ilasamaja, mostly boys coming back from the market thus causing traffic jam
@biggiesports86 wrote;
Dear Team, Trust you are doing great. I would want to bring to your attention of the series of Cult killings which have been going on in Ilasamaja of Temitope street, Dauda Osenin street as well as Ogunbowale street. Hence abt 5-6 person av reportedly lost their lives
@Laykon00 wrote;
I bring to your notice the killings happening in Ilasamaja, Isolo Development Area. The killing is caused by youths believed a member of a cultist group. For the past one week now,there has been cases of killing of innocent people.