ons have been killed as a result of the resumption of bloody clashes between rival cult gangs in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

AllNews Nigeria learnt that the resumption of killings by the cultists was to mark the one-year killing of Tommy, a notorious cultist in the Oluwo area of Abeokuta.

Tommy was a leader of the Eiye cult group and was killed on March 24, 2022, at Panseke.

Tommy’s killing sparked controversies in the state as members of both Aiye and Eiye cults took turns killing one another statewide.

As a result, many were killed between March and April 2022 in the superiority clashes that ensued between the two cult groups.

To put an end to the bloodletting, the Ogun State Police Command at the time swung into action by arresting scores of the suspected killers.

A year after Tommy was murdered, a young man was also shot to death at Panseke by yet-to-be-identified persons.

The man was reportedly killed on Friday evening while returning from the Computer Village at Ibara Roundabout.

In the exchange of gunfire, a child was also hit by a stray bullet which led to his death.

On Tuesday, another young man was shot dead at Araromi, behind the Navy Boys Secondary School in Abeokuta.

Eyewitnesses stated that the man was accosted by assailants along the narrow path and he was shot at very close range.

The victim died and this caused tension among residents of the area.

It was gathered that the body of the victim has been evacuated by the police from Adigbe division.

The Ogun State police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident when he was contacted on Tuesday.

Oyeyemi said the police are strategising on how to arrest the situation as early as possible.

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Resumed Cult Clashes Lead To Three Deaths In Ogun