PALPABLE tension hovers around the Ojo area of the State following the gruesome killing of a suspected cult gang leader in the area at the weekend.
The deceased, who was simply identified as Shulee, was said to be the number two man of the Airlords confraternity also known as Eiye confraternity or Tingo in the area. He was reportedly hacked down by members of a rival group in the area and his head cut off.
Residents in the area alleged that the head of the deceased was cut off by thr rival cult gang to as a sign of stamping their authority in the area.
A resident who refused to be named for fear of being tracked said: “Shulee is the number two man of Eiye in Ojo. His activities had been notorious. He did not look back when killing rival gang members. He was feared in the entire Ojo, Okomaiko and Ajangbadi areas.
“There has been tension in the entire Ojo since his death was announced. The leaders of the Alaba International Market have advised traders not to stay outside late.”
Another resident alleged that the deceased was tracked down to an area around Alaba Rago but being killed around PPL bus stop along the Badagry expressway.
It was gathered that since his killing, there have been several notices in social media warning residents not to stay outside their houses late.
When contacted, the Lagos State Police Command spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said, “I am not aware of any such killing and there is no tension anywhere in the state.”
Over the years, there has a running battle for supremacy between the Eiye confraternity and the Neo Black Movement (NBM) also known as Aiye confraternity or Axemen in the area. This is largely due to the proximity of the community to the
main campus of the state owned university, LASU.
Investigations by Naija Times showed that the two prominent cult group in the area are the Eiye confraternity and the Aiye confraternity which came into prominence in the area when the level of cult activities was at its peak in
LASU.
It was also gathered that rivalry heightened in the area around early 2000 when some members of the Aiye confraternity were burnt alive during an anti-cultism crusade in the university.
This snowballed and led to gruesome of a former President of the University Students’ Union, Tunde Salau on February 13, 2000.
Checks by Naija Times further revealed that each cult gang has their territory. For instance the Aiye confraternity controls the Franklas, Obadawodu and PPL, while the Eiye confraternity controls some parts of Iba, Ipaye, Adolf Iyana School, First Gate, Igbo-Elerin, and Iba Housing Estate.
It was learnt that activities of cult gangs have grown in size and influence due to the involvement of prominent members of
community who are member of the various confraternity.
