Sheriff Afeeri and Owoseni Wasiu
Police officers of the Zonal Intervention Squad of the Zone 2
Command, Onikan, Lagos, have arrested two suspected members of Aiye
confraternity who allegedly hacked its leader to death in Ogun State.
According to Vanguard, the suspects were also involved in the fight
between Eiye rival cult group in Otta and Ifo areas of Ogun State,
during which over 20 lives were lost.
The suspects, Sheriff Afeeri and Owoseni Wasiu, according to the
Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, were arrested a
fortnight ago, at Agosi area of Ifo, Ogun State, while planning attacks.
Recovered from the suspects was an axe bearing the logo of Aiye confraternity, among other items.
While confessing, one of the suspects Owoseni Wasiu, popularly
known as Olore, said that their leader, whose identity he gave simply as
Niyi, was hacked to death following moves by some members to forcefully
oust him from of office.
Niyi was processing his admission into Lagos State Polytechnic
before he was murdered. Wasiu, who admitted to have been among those
that fought the same day, said he was not responsible for Niyi’s death.
He explained that there was an earlier fight between factions of the
group, during which late Niyi’s faction, described as the elders’ group,
was overpowered.
Irked by the affront, late Niyi and his loyalists were said to have
stormed Western City Street in Ifo, Ogun State, where Wasiu’s group,
which was described as youth group, was having a meeting. The youth
group, said to have got wind of the coming attack, ambushed members of
the elders’ group, forcing them to take to their heels.
Explaining how Niyi was killed, 26-year-old Wasiu said: “I did
not kill Niyi, Akube and Heritage did. They hacked him to death with an
axe. It was Niyi’s group that came to attack us.”
On his part, Sheriff Afeeri also claimed he had no hand in Niyi’s
death. He said he was on hospital bed when the incident occurred.
The Ordinary National Diploma holder in Insurance from the Polytechnic of Ibadan, said:
“Late Niyi was our leader. New members, referred to as youths, alleged
that he was lavishing the confraternity’s money and told him to leave
for another person to take over, but he refused.
“This led to the clash between the elders and the youth group.”
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