Residents of Alakuko, Dalemo and Kola area of Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area in Alimosho area of Lagos State have witnessed unrest for days, as the destruction of lives and properties ruled.
It was reported that cult members, including the One Million Boys gang that terrorised Lagos and Ogun States during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown last year, went on rampage, allegedly killing, maiming, raping and destroying properties.
Casualties recorded in the area was on the rise as residents scampered for safety, with the cult groups engaging themselves in a fierce war, shooting sporadically.
Hospitals in the area had different casualties, ranging from victims of machete cuts and all kinds of injuries.
The crisis forced the Police attached to Kola and Alakuko Police Stations to run for safety as the cultists had a field day.
It, however, took the intervention of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, who went to the scene of the crisis with his men to restore normalcy to the area.
Afterwards, 26 cult members were arrested, some with gun-shot wounds and machete cuts, while dead bodies also littered the streets.
It was gathered that a revenge attack led to the crisis. According to a resident who pleaded anonymity: “The whole issue started last Friday when one of the rival cult members had a clash with another, this however escalated, leading to the high casualties and destruction”.
Janet Eluame, a resident of Alakuko, who has a shop within the area, said that her shop was destroyed as the cultists using that avenue to loot. She is just one out of many persons who own shops and small businesses in the area, who are lamenting that the miscreants have used the mayhem to loot their shops and cart away their wares.
Presently, things are gradually getting back on track, as residents can now move out of their houses and hideouts to go about their respective businesses.
(The Source)
