An undergraduate student at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, AbdulQuadri Olamilekan Tijani, has raised the alarm over an alleged threat to his life by some suspected cult group.


Tijani in a petition written to the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, and obtained by newsmen, alleged that he has been harassed and threatened by a group of students whom he believes to be Aiye fraternity members, demanding that he join their cult.


The 20-year-old man undergraduate lamented that the suspected cult members have been harassing him both on and off campus.


He added that he has received threatening phone calls and text messages, and has seen people who he believes to be cult members lurking around his dormitory.


The student, who has since fled into hiding out of concern for his safety, recounted how the cult members first approached him about joining them four months ago.


He stated that he was pressured and threatened to consider joining the cult group, but ultimately decided against it.


Since then, he lamented that the cult members have become increasingly aggressive in their attempts to force him to join.


He, however, said things got more difficult when one of his friends who was threatened to join was killed, while his corpse was dumped at the nearby stream in the Abeokuta area of the state.


The student said he had no idea why he was being targeted, urging the police boss to investigate the allegation.


While expressing readiness to cooperate with police for investigation, Tijani said he is currently hiding because his life and anyone around him is at stake.



The petition read partly, “I fear for my safety is why I am writing this petition to you, sir. Please come to my aid, I have been living in fear since a friend who was forced to join was killed some weeks ago.


"I was first approached by the cult group last year. They told me that if I joined, they would help me get ahead in life. But I knew that joining a cult was wrong, and I didn't want to do it. Since then, they have been threatening me and making my life miserable. I'm scared for my life.


“The cult group has been pressuring me to join, and I have been receiving threats. I had to abandon my house in Abeokuta to go somewhere far away to hide until the people behind this were arrested.


“I am ready to provide information that will help the Police in getting these people arrested because I fear for my life.


“I am living with the constant fear that the cult group will find me and harm me. I am also struggling with the psychological effects of living in such fear.


"I had to move frequently, as the cult group has tried to track me down. I feel like I am being hunted, and that I have no way to escape. This is why I decided to write the police about this so that you can come to my aid.


"It is not just my life that has been affected, my family has been through so much because of this. They are scared and worried about me. I don't want to put them through any more pain, but I don't know how


"I am just trying to get through each day, but it's hard to live like this. Every time I hear a noise outside my window, I jump. I am always on edge, and I can't focus on anything else. I just want to get my life back, but I don't know how,” he expressed concern.


Meanwhile, the Ogun State Police Command, confirmed that its operatives had arrested 11 suspects over the cult clashes in different parts of Abeokuta, the state capital which claimed four lives.


The Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this to newsmen in a statement on February 16, 2023.


Odutola said one Seun Elewode, a member of the Aye cult group, was killed during a shootout between rival cult groups in the Adeun area of Lafenwa, Abeokuta.


According to her, a suspected member of the Buccaneer Confraternity was killed in the Akinolugbade area of the town.


“One Seun Elewode, a notorious member of the Aye cult group, who just returned from prison, was attacked and shot dead at Adeun, Lafenwa in Abeokuta.


“He was shot dead during a shootout at their hideout in a cool spot during a birthday party.


“On February 4, around 10.45 p.m., in Oshungboye Crescent in Akinolugbade, a suspected cultist was shot dead, while another was shot in the chest,” Odutola said.


She added that 11 suspects had been arrested in connection with the killings.


She listed those arrested to include: Oluga Abiola, Olamilekan Abiodun, Olarenwaju Michael, Jimoh Okewole, and Wasiu Tolulope.


Others are: Abiodun Adeyemi, Muiz Adeyemi, Adebowale Saheed, Adebowale Ayoola, David Oviem and Adebowale Olayori.

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