At least four people have died following a violent clash between two suspected cult groups in Owo, Ondo State.
One of the victims has been identified as 52-year-old Fisayo Oladipupo, a former youth leader of the All Progressives Congress in Owo Local Government Area.
Sources in the community said Oladipupo was shot in the early hours of Monday by suspected cultists. His body has been taken to the morgue at the Federal Medical Centre in Owo.
The Spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed the incident and the deaths of four people in the clash.
Odunlami-Omisanya said, “Yes, there was a clash between two rival cult groups in Owo, and unfortunately, four persons lost their lives. We have yet to confirm if an APC chieftain is among the victims.”
She added that the police responded quickly to the situation, restoring calm in the area. “With the intervention of the police team dispatched to the scene, normalcy has returned to the community,” she said.
Efforts to gather more details about the motive behind the clashes are ongoing.
