Cult members stab man to death in Ilorin

Three suspected cult members, said to be in their late 20s, have allegedly killed one Abdulrahman Kayode at a residence in the Muyideen Kulende area of Ilorin, Kwara State.

It was learnt that the gang had trailed a lady, Murisade Adebanji, to the building over a disagreement between them.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the cutlass-wielding bandits pounced on Kayode, when he cautioned them to stop harassing their target who was sitting beside him.


Our correspondent was told that the perceived intrusion did not go down well with the assailants as they severally stabbed the deceased until he gave up the ghost at about 10.30pm on March 13. Adebanji reportedly panicked and fled the scene.

It was learnt that two members of the gang, Abdulazeez Asaju, a student, and Sodiq Olabanji, were arrested after Adebanji’s sister, Grace, reported the incident at the Police Division E, Kulende.

According to the police, the suspects are members of Alora confraternity. A locally-made pistol with live cartridges, a knife and an axe were said to have been recovered from the duo.

The suspects were charged with criminal conspiracy and homicide by the police when they appeared before the Ilorin Magistrates’ Courts.