Segun Ayinde, Abeokuta
Police in Ogun State have confirmed the death of three persons following a clash in the Agbowa area of Sagamu by rival cult groups for supremacy battle at the weekend.
Three persons including : One Oluwatosin Adeniro, 25, Adebayo Oluwasun, 35, and Segun Ademola, 38, were arrested in connection with the death of the three persons.
Unknown men suspected to be cultists, numbering six had gone to the Agbowa to foment trouble causing rival cult clash in the area.
The Police Public Ralations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola who confirmed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta on Monday, said the police received the information about attack from a private individual.
Odutola said that upon the information the Divisional Police Officer swiftly led a patrol team to the area where they discovered three unidentified young men lying lifeless in a pool of blood with gunshot wounds to their heads.
“The victims were immediately rushed to Olabisi Onabanjo Teaching Hospital in Sagamu, where a doctor certified them dead. Their bodies were subsequently taken to the morgue.”
“Cordoning off the scene of crime, eight expended cartridges, one live cartridge, and one Samsung phone was recovered from the scene of the crime” The PRO said
Meanwhile the Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alamutu who was present in Sagamu at the weekend to ensure the safety of all persons in and out of Sagamu as well as to instill confidence among the residents of Sagamu.
The CP also advised residents to carry out their daily routines without any fear or hesitation vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice saying anyone found responsible will be prosecuted accordingly.