Tension engulfed the Idimu area of Lagos State on Sunday following the discovery of the corpses of two men, one of whom was beheaded.
According to reports by PUNCH Metro, the incident occurred late Saturday night, but the bodies were only discovered on Sunday morning along Oladun Road. When reporters visited the scene, the lifeless bodies were still lying several meters apart, attracting shocked residents and passersby.
One of the deceased was identified by a resident, Lanre Ajao, as “Baba Oja,” a well-known figure in the community. Ajao said:
“We woke up to see their lifeless bodies on the road this morning. We cannot immediately identify the one with a severed head, but the other person is Baba Oja. He was very popular here and often mingled with boys who ran after flashy cars to collect money at the Council bus stop. Just yesterday, we saw him controlling traffic.”
Another resident, Jamiu Raji, suspected cult-related violence.
“We found out that the incident was not just a fight. It is related to a cult attack because of the way they were killed. This sort of thing doesn’t usually happen here, so people were very shocked,” he said.
It was further reported that the corpses remained at the scene for almost 10 hours before police operatives arrived. The second deceased, although a local resident, had not been officially identified at the time of reporting.
A resident, who chose to remain anonymous for security reasons, claimed that the families of the victims were allegedly asked to pay money before they were allowed to retrieve the corpses.
Efforts to reach the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, were unsuccessful as calls went unanswered and a text message sent to him had not been replied to as of the time of filing this report.
This incident comes just months after at least three people were reportedly killed in separate cult clashes in Mushin, Lagos, and Lantoro, Abeokuta, stemming from disputes between the Aiye and Eiye confraternities.