The police in Lagos are on the trail of a
suspected cultist, Anu Olokodana, for allegedly killing his friend, Adeleke
Awosiga.
PUNCH Metro gathered that Awosiga drew
Olokodana’s ire when he refused to join his friend’s cult group in the Isheri,
Ojodu Berger area of the state.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Olokodana, who
reportedly celebrated his birthday on the day of the incident, drowned Awosiga
in a swimming pool during the party.
The party was said to have held at a hotel in the
Isheri area.
Our correspondent learnt that on Saturday, June
13, 20-year-old Awosiga had come for Olokodana’s birthday bash, which was to
last till dawn.
It was said an argument, however, ensued during
the party, which allegedly made Olokodana to twist his friend’s neck before
drowning him.
It was gathered that Awosiga’s family, who stayed
in the Mowe area of Ogun State, reported the matter at the Isheri Police
Division.
Our correspondent learnt that the deceased’s
corpse was recovered by residents and policemen the following day.
The suspect and other cult members reportedly
went into hiding after the incident.
It was learnt that two of them had, however, been
arrested by the police. The duo reportedly confessed that they belonged to the
same cult group with Olokodana.
One of the deceased’s relatives, who did not want
to be mentioned, said Awosiga and Olokodana had been childhood friends, which
made it difficult to believe that the suspect could kill his friend.
He added that the family members had yet to bury
Awosiga as they were still in shock.
He said, “The suspect, Olokodana, is popularly
called T-Fire. He is a cult member and he was at the party with other member of
his cult group. Awosiga was also there to celebrate his friend’s birthday. As
the party went on, a disagreement ensued between the two.
“Both men have been childhood friends, but their
point of disagreements had always been over the cult membership. The suspect
had always persuaded his friend to join his cult group, but the latter was not
interested.
“On that Saturday, Olokodana invited many of his
friends, including the deceased, to a hotel in the Isheri area to celebrate his
birthday. The young men drank and had fun till dawn. The trouble started at
about 4.30am.
“The next thing we heard was that Leke (Awosiga)
had been drowned by Olokodana, and all his cult members had fled. We are still
in shock over the matter.”
A resident who lives near the hotel, identified
only as Alake, said Awosiga was killed when the cult members were dancing with
one another’s girlfriends.
He said, “Olokodana’s girlfriend, identified only
as Rashidat, at about 4am, started dancing with another cult member. Awosiga
also requested to dance with her, but she declined and asked, ‘Are you one of
us?’
“The deceased felt insulted, and replied that he
was older than her. Other cult members got angry and pushed Awosiga out of the
party hall.
“Olokodana
also warned his friend not to go back to the hall.
“So, Awosiga stayed at the hotel’s swimming pool
and started threatening the cult members. Olokodana went to the swimming pool
area, twisted his friend’s neck and pushed him into the pool. That was how he
drowned.”
PUNCH Metro learnt that the cult members
immediately fled the hotel.
Our correspondent gathered that the deceased was
rushed by residents and policemen to a nearby hospital where he was confirmed
dead.
His corpse had reportedly been deposited at a
morgue in Yaba, where an autopsy would be carried out.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer,
DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the incident. He added that the matter had been
transferred to the Department of Criminal Investigations, Yaba.
He said, “The deceased died by drowning. The case
has also been transferred to the DCI for further investigations.”
Source:Punch
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