Panic in Osogbo as suspected cultists stone ex-convict to death

There was panic at Tinumola Estate in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Monday following the killing of a 25 years old ex-convict identified simply as Deji.

Our correspondent gathered that Deji was killed in front of a residential building at the area on Sunday evening by  some  cult members, who trailed him to where he had gone to drink.

Some residents of the area said the victim was tricked to the area where  they smashed his head with  stones. He was said to have died on the spot.

It was not clear what led to his killing, but a police source told our correspondent that the killing might be as a result of an argument between  the deceased and his killers.

His corpse was said to have been picked by a team of policemen on patrol and deposited at the mortuary of the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.

Nobody was willing to speak on the issue  when our correspondent visited the area on Monday.

Shops, other business centres and the house close to where Deji was killed were deserted.

A source close to Deji later  told our correspondent that Deji, who came out of prison about three years ago was expelled from the Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke.

The source added, ” He came out of prison about three years ago and impregnated a lady.

He moved out of his parents’ house to start living on his own after he impregnated the lady. They were living together with their child until when he was killed.

“His father and mother are civil servants and they only knew about the death of their son when they called his number around 11:40pm on Sunday.”

The source added that Deji, was the only son of his parents and his father was no longer working because one of his legs was recently amputated as a result of diabetics.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs. Folasade Odoro, when contacted said she had not been briefed. She promised to contact the DPO in charge of the area but she had yet to call back as of the time of filing this report.