No fewer than 15 students were wounded and 15 others were arrested by law enforcement agents, following a Violence which erupted between rival cults in to Secondary Schools in Osogbo, Osun Capital yesterday.

We're learnt that the Fracas was an offshoot of a clash involving students of Saint James Anglican Secondary School, Kola Balogun and Ansar-U-Deen Secondary School, Iludun, last week Friday who were said to be members of rivalist cult group.

A group of Students from Saint James reportedly laid siege on the Ansar-U-Deen as early as 9am, in what was said to be revenge mission to alleged maltreatment of a Students of a school and attacked many Students with dangerous weapons.

Policemen drafted to the scene of the Fracas had to fire shots into the air before the situation could be brought under control.

Activities of the rampaging Students who paraded dangerous weapons created panic, as passers-by and residents of the neighbourhood scampered to safety while motorists and commercial motorcyclists sought alternative route to their destinations.

Although there were conflicting reports about the cause of the clash, however, a student of Ansar-U-Deen, who spoke under condition of Anonymity, explained that some students of his school had last week Friday accosted an unnamed member of a cult group being led by a student of Saint James Anglican school simply identified as 'Rado'.

He further explained that some personal belongings of the said student were seized by Ansar-U-Deen, adding that an attempt by the student from Saint James to reclaim his properties from the attackers with the help of his friends, however turned bloody.

He said, "Students from our school, when the Anglican student came with his friends to get his phone and other properties back, attacked them with machete and student, whose properties were seized had his left arm badly severed wounded.

"This morning, just as we were about settling down in school, the friends of the Saint James student that was wounded last week just pounced and started using machete and charms on us, "he said..

When asked how many students were wounded in the clash, he simply said "many students received varying degrees of machete cuts.I know of 10 students from SS3 alone that was attacked during the fracas".

Other eye witness account said the clash was caused by fight over another female student of Saint James, said to be a girlfriend of a leading member of a cult group in the school.

She said the cult group in Saint James attacked our school here because, the friend of "Rugged", who is the leader of a cult group in our school(Ansar-U-Deen) snatched girlfriend of a member of a group in Saint James.

As at the time of filling this report, about 10 students arrested by Police Force during the clash were being held at Iludun Police station.

Efforts to get Police reaction to the incident was unsuccessful as several calls to the mobile lines of the spokesperson of the command, Mrs Folashade Odoro(DSP) were not answered.

However, the Public Relations Officer of Osun command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC), Ayo Olowe, confirmed the clash, adding that the command did not make any arrest despite being at the scene.

It is no news.

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