The hoodlums, said to be Aye Confraternity members, had gone on the rampage at about 11am on Wednesday to commemorate their anniversary tagged 7/7. The grand finale of the anniversary was reportedly held on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Emuren.
Their targets were said to be members of the Eiye Confraternity, a rival cult. They shot dead three welders returning from work, then opened fire on a crowd watching a football match in a viewing centre, killing 7 persons, including an OPC member.
The Coordinator of the OPC in the community, Wole Oladunjo, said, “The fight was between Eiye and Aye confraternities. The OPC had nothing to do with the fight. But surprisingly, they (Aye members) came here on Wednesday and started shooting sporadically.
The others killed were not Eiye members. They were hard working youths. The policemen, who came that evening, were blaring their sirens from afar and this gave those boys the chance to escape.”
Another OPC member said, “We learnt the Aye members are celebrating their anniversary this month. They started on July 1 and today (Thursday) is the last day. Whenever they celebrate the anniversary, they kill. They wrote 7/7 on the heads of the persons they killed.” .
The Secretary of the OPC in the community, Idris Lawal, vowed that his members would avenge the killings, adding that the victims were innocent residents. The Ogun State Police P.R.O, SP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the killings, adding that the police had restored calm to the area.
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