There was confusion and panic on Sunday afternoon as suspected cult members killed the Mile 12 Branch Chairman of the Lagos State Park Management Committee, Sulaimon Lawal, popularly known as Ariku.
Suspected loyalists and colleagues of the slain transport union member went on a rampage at Owode Elede, Mike 12, Ketu Owode Onirin and other parts of the community attacking residents and passers-by.
Shops were hurriedly closed as residents and passers-by scampered into different directions as an armed group of boys suspected to be colleagues of the slain Ariku went on a rampage.
The image-maker in charge of the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the killing and added that the deceased chairman died as a result of a clash between cult groups in the area.
A source said Ariku was coming from his house in Ikorodu area of the state when he was killed by suspected cultists.
The source also added that the death might not be unconnected with the cult clashes between rival cult groups in the area .
It was gathered that the deceased Ariku who was a former member of the NURTW chairman in the area was on a motorcycle when he was shot dead.
The source said: “He was the branch Chairman of the Lagos State Park Management Committee in Mile 12. He was formerly a member of the NURTW.”
The source added that “he was from Mile 12. He was born and bred there. He was killed at Owode Elede. He was on a bike when he was killed.
“He had two houses. One in Mile 12 and another one in Ikorodu. He was on a bike coming from Ikorodu to Mile12 when the boys attacked him.”
Hundeyin, a Superintendent of Police said that, “somebody was killed. I don’t have the details of his identify yet.
“We have deployed our personnel there and normalcy has been restored,” the police spokesperson said.
Reacting further to the incident the Rapid Response Squard [RRS] in the state assured residents that calm has been restored in the area. In its Facebook post it said:
“UPDATE: Mile 12 is calm.
“Our officers and officers from adjoining police units are on ground.
Normalcy has returned to the area since 2:00 p.m.” (VeracityDesk)
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