JUST IN: Cultists gun down two in Kwara community

Two people were reportedly killed at Ibagun, Okelele community in Ilorin East local government area of Kwara state by suspected cultists.

According to THISDAY, the incident took place between Monday and Tuesday. However, to uphold law and order, the state police command has already sent detectives to the neighborhood.

Malam Sakariyau Ilufemiloye, the Alangua of Ibagun, Okelele, and Ilorin, has denounced the cultists’ invasion of the neighborhood in the meantime.

The Alangua urged parents and guardians to educate their children and wards about the risks of getting involved in cults in a statement that was signed on his behalf by the Chairman of the Ibagun Progressives Union (IPU), Alhaji Kuranga Omomeji Morogun.

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In addition, he urged the heads of various families in the neighborhood to warn their kids away from joining cults while pleading with the local clergy to emphasize sermons against youth cult involvement.

Ibagun-Okeleke is a peaceful community, according to Alangua, who blamed the unacceptable increase in cultist activity there on intruders infiltrating the neighborhood.

The Alangua has called an emergency meeting of the heads of all the families in the neighborhood in an effort to stop the spread of cultism there. Additionally, a meeting of the IPU security committee members has been called.

However, the state government stepped in and quickly cordoned off the area using security personnel to patrol and keep watch.

The government’s intervention aims to allay residents’ fears while also ensuring the safety of the defenseless citizens who are going about their regular, lawful business.