Nine suspected members of the Eiye Confraternity have shot dead two friends , Wasiu Olaitan, 31 , and Frank Mmanko , 29 , in the Okokomaiko area of Lagos State .
The suspected cultists , who reportedly invaded the area around 6 . 15 pm on three motorcycles , were said to have shot indiscriminately in the area .
A woman and some residents of Ajasa Street and Ogunleye junction in the Okokomaiko area were said to have sustained injuries during the attack.
A friend to the deceased , who craved anonymity , told our correspondent that Olaitan , Mmanko were going to buy slippers when the cultists attacked them .
He said , “ The victims were ordinary people. None of them had anything to do with cultism. We were together that day in my house watching television until there was a power outage and we left the room for fresh air outside .
“ Mmanko asked us to accompany him to buy slippers because the one he was putting on had become old. The three of us went to buy the slippers .
“ As we were walking back home , we saw some guys with guns on motorcycles . While one of the deceased was calling my attention to the fact that the guys did not look like policemen , they disembarked from the motorcycles and started shooting indiscriminately .
“ We decided to flee . I ran into one compound and scaled the fence to another building . My friends were running straight and entered into a compound to hide . ”
According to him , the cultists pursued Olaitan and Mmanko into the building and killed them .
He added that the residents were able to identify some of the cultists , including a soldier .
A relative of Olaitan said the cultists usually come from Okokomaiko to the area to attack the and kill anybody they meet .
He said , “ I learnt that some policemen were eating and drinking at one woman ’s shop on Ora Street and parked their vehicle there . The cultists killed my relation , Olaitan, who hailed from Kwara State . He was 31 years old and was an aluminium fabricator.
“ The incident happened around 6 . 15 pm on Monday . We are in danger here. People have moved out of the area in large numbers; nobody comes here to rent houses anymore. There are many vacant rooms and flats. The indigenes are not saying anything about the unrest and the killings . ”
He stated that on March 24 , 2019, some Aiye Confraternity members came into the community through the PPL bus stop around 10 am and shot dead one Adekanmi Adaramola , the son of the late Professor of Jurisprudence at the Lagos State University , Funso Adaramola .
He said , “ On May 11 , during the Ramadan around 8 pm, the cultists also killed one boy , who was known as Waifa; he was a soft drink vendor at LASU .
“ Two days ago , they killed Wasiu Olaitan and Frank Mmanko . Mmanko was a member of the St. Anne Catholic Church at the PPL . They also shot at a pregnant woman and a nursing mother, among others . A bullet was extracted from one man’ s ankle. ”
The state Police Public Relations Officer , DSP Bala Elkana, confirmed the killing of two persons during the cult attack.
According to him , the police have arrested 14 suspects , who have been charged.
He added that investigation was ongoing to unravel the circumstances that led to the killings .
Elkana stated, “ Two persons were killed in that attack and a woman was injured and she is recovering. We have arrested 14 suspects and charged them . It was a cult attack. We are on the trail of the ringleader, one Sola Okoko Danger .
“ The command’ s Anti-Cultism Unit and the Operation Crush have taken over the matter . Investigation is ongoing to unravel those who carried out the killing of innocent people in the Okokomaiko area .”
