3 Dead, Several Injured as Rival Cult Groups, Gangs Clash in Osun

Three people were feared dead while some others sustained  degrees of injuries at a  separate clashes involving two rival cult groups in Osogbo, and two opposing gangs in Ile Ife, during the weekend.

However, the remote cause of the clashes in Osogbo could not be ascertained, but security sources said two leading members of rival cult groups started the fight that later led to the death of one of their members at a popular pub located along Iwo/Osogbo road last week Thursday.

A  source, who witnessed the genesis of crisis at the said pub, noted that a member of a cult group that was believed to be holding the reins in Osogbo at the moment attacked a member of a rival cult group by beating him up, when he insisted on entering into the pub against the advice of those in the premises.

"After managing to escape, the man that was beaten went to two neighboring higher institutions, names withheld, to recruit more hands to prosecute the fight.

"He recognised the man that beat him and since the incident happened, they were on his trail and later caught up with him around Adenle, Sabo Area of Osogbo," he added

Source: This Day