A father has been brutally murdered during a party after he was lured out by a suspected cultist who stabbed him to death.
Mutiu Edunjobi's widow Mariam is totally distraught
A 34-year-old man has been brutally murdered after he was lured to a party by cultists.
The incident happened during the annual Egungun ceremony in Isheri, Magodo area of Lagos State. Mutiu Edunjobi, was allegedly stabbed to death by a suspected cultist during the ocassion.
According to Vanguard, the late Edunjobi was a battery charger, who resided at 3, Egbedina Street, Isheri. He was murderd for being sympathetic to a rival cult group.
A fight broke out between rival cult groups at about 8p.m., during which dangerous objects were reportedly used. In the process, the father of two was allegedly stabbed in the neck by one Kehinde Lawal, a suspected cultist.
When news of Edunjobi’s attack went round, youths in the area reportedly went berserk as they attempted to carry out jungle justice on his assailant and members of his cult group.
Eyewitnesses said the angry youths stormed the assailant’s residence at 5, Ajegunle Street, Isheri and threatened to set it ablaze but for the intervention of policemen.
Speaking about the incident, his widow, Mariam, was seen with her 41-day-old baby said: “My husband was not a cultist. They just killed him for nothing. He was my friend, brother and father. He promised to open a shop for me when my baby turns one and half.
“Now he is gone. Who will take care of me and my children?”
Father of the deceased, Mr. Dauda Edunjobi, disclosed that cultists were always at loggerheads in the area, calling on Lagos State government to address the issue, as it was getting out of hand.
“He was not a cult member. Their grievance was that he was sympathetic to their enemies and for that reason, they have been threatening to kill him.
“My late son was invited to the party by Ipodo’s brother. He never knew it was an invitation of death, as it was a deliberate plan to kill him. They have been telling people that they will kill him and now they have carried out their threat. All we want is for justice to be done.” He said.
Spokesperson for Lagos State Police Command, Dolapo Badmus, a Superintendent of Police, confirmed the story and said the corpse was deposited at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja for autopsy.