No fewer than four students of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, were injured on Monday in an attack unleashed by suspected cult members on a private students ’ hostel .
PUNCH Metro learnt that the attackers stormed the hostel under the pretext of searching for a stolen laptop.
They were, however , repelled by some occupants, who doubted their claim .
They reportedly returned afterwards in large numbers , calling out the name of a National Diploma student .
In the ensuing confusion , four students were said to have been injured and taken to a hospital for treatment .
Our correspondent , during a visit to the hostel on Lasunwon Lambe Estate on Tuesday , gathered that the injured students attempted to defend the ND student , who had earlier complained of threats from some cult members who wanted to initiate him into their group .
A witness , who identified himself only as Bayo , said , “ When they first came in the afternoon , they said they were searching for a missing item . They said the person that stole it passed through the estate . We engaged them and they failed in their attempt to gain entrance.
“ Suddenly, around a few minutes past 9 pm , a larger group came and started calling the name of one of us in the hostel to come out . Immediately they called his name , we remembered that he once told us that some people were disturbing him to join a cult . Some of us went out and we asked others to stay with him in the hostel . Four of us were injured after confronting the cult members . ”
The President of the Muslim Students ’ Society of Nigeria in Lagos State , Dr Saheed Ashafa , lamented that the hostel attacked was predominantly occupied by male Muslim students of the institution .
He noted that the report sent to the MSSN in Lagos State by its LASPOTECH branch indicated that the attackers targeted a Muslim student in the hostel for initiation .
He said , “ Our members in Ikorodu were attacked by cult members in their hostel last night ( Monday ) . According to the report sent to me early this morning ( Tuesday ) , they were trying to initiate a Muslim student , so they wanted to intimidate students in the hostel where he resides to get their way .
“ I was informed that they had been threatening him in the school with the support of a lecturer. They had access to the hostel at first by claiming that they were searching for their missing laptop. They later went there in a large number . Some students sustained injuries, but have been treated and discharged . ”
Ashafa said the incident had been reported to the school management and the police authorities .


source :http://punchng.com/four-injured-as-cult-attacks-laspotech-students-hostel-2/

Formerly it was baddoo, is it now the turn of student cultists?