The Osun State Police Command has said three people lost their lives in cult-related clashes involving suspected members of the Aiye and Eiye confraternities.
The police said the clashed occured around the Imo Area of Ilesa, Osun State.
In a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, obtained in Osogbo on Tuesday, the command stated that the clashes occurred around 8:00 p.m on Monday.
Upon receipt of a distress call from the area, the command said the Commissioner of Police in charge of the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election, Samuel Etaifo, directed the deployment of operatives of the Violence Crime Response Unit to the scene of the crime.
The statement read partly, “The Osun State Police Command wishes to inform members of the public that there was a reported cult-related clash between suspected members of the Aiye and Eiye confraternities in the Imo area of Ilesa, Osun State, at about 8:00 p.m.
