Fresh clashes broke out between butchers at the Alayabiagba Market and suspected cultists in. Ajegunle area of Lagos, yesterday, with several persons sustaining severe injuries.

Adewale Fakunle

The fracas, which started Tuesday night, during which a butcher was killed, escalated yesterday and disrupted commercial activities for the better part of the day.

Vanguard gathered that the crisis was not unconnected with weekend’s killing of a commercial bus driver, Adewale Fakunle, by suspected cultists in Tolu area of Lagos.

The deceased, who was returning from a friend’s place at 10p.m., reportedly walked into the cultists, who were just smarting from a defeat from a rival group.

“They were said to have attacked the helpless commercial bus driver with cutlasses and abandoned him in a pool of his blood to die.

He, however, managed to get to his 14, Baale Aiyetoro home, from where he was rushed to the hospital, only to be confirmed dead.

Eyewitness account

A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, yesterday, told Vanguard: “The fight was between some eleran (butchers) and Alayabiagba boys. One of the eleran was returning from a party at the weekend, but was ambushed by Alayabiagba boys.

“They collected his phone and money, beat him to coma, leading to his death.

“The eleran boys confronted the Alayabiagba boys on why they killed their colleague. This resulted in a reprisal attack on Tuesday night during which one Alayabiagba boys was killed.

“The fight continued today (yesterday) with dangerous weapons freely used. They attacked anyone in sight. Hoodlums used the opportunity to rob innocent persons and also looted shops.”

Expended bullets from locally-made weapons used by the warring factions littered the area, with bloodstains everywhere.

Policemen, led by Area ‘B’ Apapa Commander, Mohammed Nuru, and soldiers attached to OP MESA eventually contained the situation.

However, residents and traders said they were still afraid of possible reprisals. Some of the traders refused to open even with the presence of the security operatives.

Mynd44:
The reporters at Vanguard are not only unrepentant liars, now they have also proved themselves to be ignorant AF

They actually used "cultists" to describe gang members. Lawd have mercy

TPAND:


Mynd44 other than giving a ban and closing threads....

You are wrong and vanguard is right. The term cultist best describes those people. In Nigeria when they say cultist, we are quick to label them students of higher institution, which is a big no. Motor park touts also have cults. OPC is a cult

Mynd44:
The reporters at Vanguard are not only unrepentant liars, now they have also proved themselves to be ignorant AF

They actually used "cultists" to describe gang members. Lawd have mercy

TPAND:


Mynd44 other than giving a ban and closing threads....

You are wrong and vanguard is right. The term cultist best describes those people. In Nigeria when they say cultist, we are quick to label them students of higher institution, which is a big no. Motor park touts also have cults. OPC is a cult

A resident, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, yesterday, told Vanguard: “The fight
was between some eleran (butchers) and
Alayabiagba boys. One of the eleran was
returning from a party at the weekend, but
was ambushed by Alayabiagba boys.

TPAND:


Mynd44 other than giving a ban and closing threads....

You are wrong and vanguard is right. The term cultist best describes those people. In Nigeria when they say cultist, we are quick to label them students of higher institution, which is a big no. Motor park touts also have cults. OPC is a cult

Mynd44:

Students of hugher institutions are not and have not been cultists since the late 1900s(with the exception of SAC also called "Eiye" and even they are letting go of what makes them a cult) . They are gangs; calling them "cults" is a reflection of our bad understanding of English. This is the same thing s calling the Bloods and CRIPS cults when they are merely gangs

JixNation:

The word cult has three definitions. First of
all, it can simply be a group that loves
something. When people refer to an "Elvis cult"
or "The O.C. cult," they mean really devoted
fans.

Mynd44:

Students of hugher institutions are not and have not been cultists since the late 1900s(with the exception of SAC also called "Eiye" and even they are letting go of what makes them a cult) . They are gangs; calling them "cults" is a reflection of our bad understanding of English. This is the same thing s calling the Bloods and CRIPS cults when they are merely gangs

Mynd44:

Do you know what "cults" are? Please look it up for better understanding.



When did "Alayabiagba boys" become a cult?

And motor part touts dont have cults, they are majorly gang members. Again, go look up what makes a cult and what makes a gang.

Mynd44:

And which of these three do Alayabiagba boys fit into? What do they love? Do they have any religious intonation?

Now look up "Gang".

JixNation:

[kuhlt]
noun
a particular system of religious worship,
especially with reference to its rites and
ceremonies.
an instance of great veneration of a
person, ideal, or thing, especially as
manifested by a body of admirers:
the physical fitness cult.
noun
the object of such devotion.
a group or sect bound together by
veneration of the same thing, person,
ideal, etc.
adjective
of or relating to a cult.
of, for, or attracting a small group of
devotees:
a cult movie.
1610-20; < Latin cultus habitation, tilling,
refinement, worship, equivalent to cul-,
variant stem of colere to inhabit, till, worship
+ -tus suffix of v. action

JixNation:

mynd44 get your facts right before you criticise.
The Alayabiagba boys fits in to secretive.
The love blood sharing.
definitely they love religious intonation

Mynd44:

And with this you can see that in this context, these guys dont have a common or shared ideal to commamd them being a cult. Elvis and Micheal Jackson has a "cult following" are those people cultists?

These Street guys and students do not have any ideals or religious inclination except Eiye as it relates to JkJK) to warrant being called a cult. They are gangs. These Alayabiagba boys are gang members.

End.

Mynd44:

Loooooooooool.

No, they dont have. But then like every other Nigerian, wallow in your wrongness

ishowdotgmail:
Afonjas with crime are like (Someone should help me with those two fingers pics)

Mynd44:
The reporters at Vanguard are not only unrepentant liars, now they have also proved themselves to be ignorant AF

They actually used "cultists" to describe gang members. Lawd have mercy

Mynd44:
The reporters at Vanguard are not only unrepentant liars, now they have also proved themselves to be ignorant AF

They actually used "cultists" to describe gang members. Lawd have mercy

TPAND:


Mynd44 other than giving a ban and closing threads....

You are wrong and vanguard is right. The term cultist best describes those people. In Nigeria when they say cultist, we are quick to label them students of higher institution, which is a big no. Motor park touts also have cults. OPC is a cult

flexydonad:
I don't think you go to school at all, cultists is the best term to be used in describing the deadly gang members, even this morning news refered to them as cultists.