Cultists Kill Graduate & Friend in Lagos

Cultists have shot dead a graduate, identified as Usman during a carnival in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. Usman and the other victim, identified simply as Abija, were initially attacked with axes, but they managed to escape.

The cultists chased and reportedly caught up with them on Itun-Meko Street and shot them dead. The attack, which happened on Tuesday at about 5am, was caused by supremacy battle among rival cults in the area. Policemen from the Ikorodu division were said to have arrived at the scene to remove the corpses, while efforts to arrest the hoodlums reportedly failed.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, who confirmed the killings, said the police recovered three axes, mobile phones and motorcycles used by the cultists which would assist in fishing them out.