Lawmakers cry out as cultists kill 4 persons in Ogun

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta

Members of the Ogun State House of Assembly have condemned the cult killings going on in the Obantoko, Odeda Local Government Area of the state.

The lawmaker, representing Odeda State Constituency Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, speaking at plenary on Friday, said that between Sunday and Wednesday, about four persons had been killed around Apete, Fajol and other communities in Obantoko, a stone throw from the state’s police command headquarters, Eleweran.
According to Elemide, residents of the area could no longer carry out their normal activities as the cultists chase one another with guns and cutlasses day and night.

He regretted incessant cult clashes among rival groups in the state, which he said had led to apprehension among residents.
Elemide urged security agencies to be more professional and avoid unnecessary harassment of innocent people.
Reacting, the Speaker, Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, appealed to parents to inculcate the necessary moral and nation building values in their wards so as to rid the society of social menaces like cultism and other criminal activities.
Oluomo also charged community leaders to collaborate with security agencies so as to rid the society of criminal elements claiming to be members of secret cults.
He counselled security agencies to be more professional in handling security challenges in the state.