Cult group chase out landlord from home with sacrifice

Firstclass newsline gathered that the landlord and residents of a
house on Pipeline Way, Arepo, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government
Area of Ogun State have abandoned the house after someOroworshippers
in the community dumped ritual sacrifice in front of the house.
Firstclass newsline learnt that the cult group had been attacking some
residents of the area under the guise of observing a ritual.
Firstclass newsline learnt that matters came to a head around 2am on
Wednesday when they assembled in front of the house and dumped a big
tray of ritual sacrifice in front of the building and threw fetish
materials inside the house.
They were also said to have vandalised vehicle in the compound and
threw stones into the rooms of the residents.
When firstclass newsline crew visited the house, he observed that the
residents were outside.
The landlady, Mrs. Yemisi Falola, told a source her family was in
danger, adding that the cultists attacked her daughter as well.
She said, "We have been living here since 1996 and our house is
directly facing the community primary school.
"One of the teachers, called Reverend, and a youth leader, Rasaki
Fashina, extended the school field to encroach on the road. They
barricaded it with rolls of tyres. The reason is that they usually
lease out the field for parties and they make money from the business.
"Because of this, motorists had no road to pass and most times, they
have to take the frontage of our house. We called the attention of the
community leaders to it, but we were ignored.
"On May 17, about 40 of them came to threaten me in the church. On
June 2, I asked an electricity official to erect some poles for me,
but they attacked and chased him away."
She said she reported the matter at the Ibafo Police Station and the
police took her statements and invited some of the suspected
attackers.
Temporary peace reigned until when the community imposed a
dusk-to-dawn curfew, because of an appeasement ritual.
Firstclass newsline learnt that around 2am on Monday, the cult members
entered the neighbourhood and attacked the house.
A resident, who did not identify himself, said, "They were shouting,
'Orois carrying firewood, Iya Bukky (Yemisi) come out.' Everybody was
scared. We called the DPO that same night, and he said we should see
him early that morning.
"On Tuesday night, they came again and dumped fetish things in front
of the house. Today (Wednesday), around 2am, they came again. They
broke the windscreen of the vehicle in the neighbourhood and left a
big bowl of ritual sacrifice in front of our house.
"They also left behind a flag so that people would know they were the
ones responsible."
It was learnt that policemen from the Ibafo station visited the area
and arrested one of the cult members, but his friends fought off the
police.
The landlord, Mr. Joseph Falola, told a source the family lost
property estimated at N500, 000.
He said the family had already petitioned the Area Commander, Sagamu,
and the Ibafo Police Divisional headquarters over the matter.
But the youth leader, Fashina, denied the allegation, adding that the
Falolas were the cause of their problem.
He said, "Their house is opposite a school. The woman of the house,
however, wants to do five to six businesses at a time. She sells
firewood, mould blocks and all kinds of things.
"We told her to remove her firewood, from the road, which was
injurious to the children in the school. But she kept insisting that
she had the right of way and there was nothing anybody could do about
it.
"Is it possible for this woman alone to be fighting the whole
community? We wrote a petition that she should remove all the
obstructions on the road, but she refused."
The police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, described the incident as a
religious conflict.
Firstclassnewsline.net