A young man in Lagos, Anu Olokodana, has been
declared wanted by the state Police Command for allegedly drowning his
childhood friend, Adeleke Awosiga, for refusing to join him in a cult group.
Awosiga, according to witnesses, got his friend mad
when he refused all entreaties to join the cult group which operates in
Isheri, Ojodu-Berger area of the state.
It was gathered that the incident which happened
during the fleeing culprit's birthday celebration in a hotel in the
area, saw him snuffing life out of the 20-year-old Awosiga in a swimming
pool during the party, on June 13.
The witnesses say there was an argument that ensued
between the friends over cult activities which allegedly made Olokodana
to twist his friend’s neck before drowning him with the corpse
discovered by residents and policemen the following day while the
suspect and other cult members have been on the run since then.
It was learnt that two of the cult boys had been
arrested by the police and they reportedly confessed that they belonged
to the same cult group with Olokodana.
A close relative of the deceased said that Awosiga
and Olokodana had been childhood friends, which made it difficult to
believe that the suspect could kill his friend.
“The suspect, Olokodana, is popularly called T-Fire. He is a cult member and
he was at the party with other members 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.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP
Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the incident and said the matter has been
transferred to the Department of Criminal Investigations, Yaba.
“The deceased died by drowning. The case has also been transferred to the DCI for further investigations.”
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