By Fisayo Akinduro,  Osogbo

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Palpable fear gripped residents of Ita-Olookan area of Osogbo on Saturday as some suspected cult group shot dead a yet-to-be identified man.
The residents were said to have scampered for safety as the attack by the suspected cult members lasted 10 minutes.
The Hope Metro gathered that the deceased, who was sitting in front of the house where the evil perpetrators carried out their dastardly act, tried to escape the wrath of the cultists, all to no avail.
It was also gathered that the deceased belonged to another cult group that had a lingering battle with members of the group that claimed his life.
Eyewitness account stated that the deceased was one of the leaders of the group that first launched an attack on the group which now took his life.
According to the eyewitness who identified himself as Ademola Adefioye, “those that killed the man in Ita-Olokan, were on a retaliatory mission.”
He explained that all the group members that killed their victim came to the scene of the incident in motorcycles and were armed with guns, axes, cutlasses, broken bottles, and other dangerous weapons.
After the killing, the evil doers were said to have disappeared into thin air in a twinkle of an eye.
As of the time of filing in this report, the corpse of the deceased had been taken to the morgue of an undisclosed hospital in the town while the perpetrators of the act were yet to be apprehended.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations, Mrs.Yemisi Opalola confirmed the incident and promised that the police would fish out the killers.
According to her, the police swung into action immediately they heard of the incident.
She said the state Commissioner of Police, CP Olawale Olokojo, had summoned all the DPOs in the state to discuss more on security.