A heartless cultist gruesomely murdered a rival cult member with the help of his friend in Lagos. The unrepentant cultist said he felt no remorse for hacking to death the man who killed his brother.
Morufu Liadi and Balogun
22-year-old Morufu Liadi, a member of a cult group has described the graphic moment he murdered a rival member of another cult group for killing his brother. The deceased, a commercial motorcyclist, identified as Sura Abiola Lateef, was reportedly attacked along with his friend, when they stepped out to buy sachet water.
While his friend, identified as Rilwan, was said to have managed to escape with a deep cut in the neck, same could not be said of Lateef, who was stabbed in different parts of his body and abandoned in the pool of his blood while he bled to death.
The suspect who confessed he killed the rival during a birthday party held in Mushin area of Lagos last week also confirmed that he is a member of Eiye confraternity. Liadi committed the act with the help of his friend Balogun, a Junior Secondary School 3 drop out who claimed he was not a cultist. Although he admitted to have pointed the deceased to Liadi, he said he did not witness the murder.
Briefing newsmen on activities of cultists in the state, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, said the command had launched a manhunt for cultists, disclosing that over 20 suspected cultists had been arrested between October 18 and 21, 2015.
Liadi's confessional statement read: “I am a vulcanizer. I was forced to join the Eiye confraternity last year in order to avenge the death of my brother who was murdered by cultists seven years ago. I waited until last year to join because by then, I was only 15 years old and I was told that I was too young to join a cult.
Last Sunday, I was invited to a birthday bash at Agbekolade Street, Mushin, where members of Aye were in attendance. While there, my friend (pointing to Balogun who sat by his side) showed me a young man named Lateef, who he said was among those that murdered my elder brother, Azeez, seven years ago.
He said Lateef was one of Aye’s hit men. Immediately I got up to challenge him (Lateef ) and to my surprise, the person with him brought out a gun. He fired some shots at me but none penetrated. At that moment, they both took to their heels. But Lateef fell and I used that opportunity to stab him on any part of the body I could lay my hands on. I did that to avenge the death of my brother.“
The suspects will soon be charged to court.