A pall of fear and tension hovered over Oluwo area of Abeokuta following the gruesome killing of a suspected cultist identified as Tommy.
Tommy was attacked on Thursday night at rustic Panseke area of Abeokuta, the state capital by some yet-to-be-identified persons who hacked him to death in manners that left his remains evoking gory sight.
The assailants battered Tommy in the head and other parts of the body before leaving the body in a pool of his blood according to sources.
Insinuations were rife that he must have been killed by suspected cultists as many rumoured that he was a member of one of the rival cult groups operating in Abeokuta.
For the better part of Friday morning, there was tension in the seedy Oluwo neighborhood over fear of possible reprisal attacks.
Shops and residential buildings were under lock and key in the students populated environment with some residents seen fleeing the area before violence erupts.
Spokesman of Ogun State Police Command, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi described the incident as a cult clash.
According to Oyeyemi, 18 suspects have been arrested in connection with the clash.
Oyeyemi said: “On the early hours of Friday 25th of March, 2022, the Ogun state police command received a distress call that there was a clash between two rival cults at Oluwo area of Abeokuta, which left one person dead, in view of this, the Ogun State Police moved into action and quickly brought the situation under control. The timely intervention led to the arrest of a large number of suspected cultists who are now under investigation at the State Criminal investigation and intelligence department, Eleweran Abeokuta.”