Moshood Oladokun, also known as Ekugbemi, leader of a notorious gang in Ibadan, has been killed and his remains laid to rest on Sunday.
According to Nigerian Tribune report, Ekugbemi died from fatal machete cuts received when he and his boys were attacked by the Biola Ebila gang at Olunde area of Ibadan, on Saturday.
Naijaparry News on Saturday reported pandemonium at Born Photo area, Idi Arere, Ibadan following a bloody clash between two rival cult groups in the area, leaving no fewer than 15 persons injured.
The clash ensued between the Ekugbemi and Ebila gangs from a battle to collect “owo omo onile” (land royalty) from one Babatunde Oladapo who was roofing his building under construction, Tribune gathered.
During the attack, he (Ekugbemi) was rushed to his family house at Born Photo with the optimism that he will survive the attack.
The Oyo police command, through its Public Relations Officer, Gbenga Fadeyi, had on Sunday, affirmed the arrest of Babatunde Oladapo, whose house was being roofed, and one Ibrahim Abisoye described as a social miscreant trying to cause a civil disturbance at Idi-Arere area of Ibadan.
Aside from the death of Ekugbemi, Fadeyi said the police did not have the report of any other casualty from last Saturday’s clash.
Fadeyi, however, noted that the state Commissioner of Police, Shina Olukolu, had ordered massive deployment of security agencies to the notorious areas to prevent reprisal from any of the groups.
Doing an on-the-spot assessment of areas like Olunde, Idi-Arere, Born Photo, on Sunday, state Commissioner of Police, Olukolu, said Ekugbemi had been a notorious hoodlum wanted by the police.
He decried reports that there was chaos all over Ibadan, noting that the police had made arrests in connection with Saturday’s incident.
“A man at Sokenu area in Olunde wanted to roof his house and hoodlums came to demand money from him before the carpenters would commence work.
“However, a notorious hoodlum who was being wanted by the police, Moshood Ekugbemi, was living in a rented apartment just beside the house that was to be roofed and one thing led to the other, and he was attacked by the other hoodlums with machetes.
“His people then took his body to his family house at Born Photo area and some people, out of anger, began to protest, which is normal, but the police were able to calm the situation.
“So when news started flying around that there was chaos in Ibadan, I decided to take a tour of the city, and as you can see, everywhere is calm. Two people have been arrested in connection with the clash at Olunde,” Olukolu said.