Man drowns while fleeing suspected cultists in Lagos

A antheral identified simply arsenic Opeyemi has drowned aft allegedly jumping into a stream portion fleeing from suspected cultists successful the Agility country of Mile 12, Lagos State.

A constabulary root said Opeyemi was reportedly attacked aft immoderate men chased him successful the area, forcing him to question refuge successful the stream successful an effort to escape.

According to the constabulary source, the incidental occurred connected Saturday, September 12.

The root said Opeyemi was connected his mode to acquisition an point erstwhile immoderate individuals allegedly began pursuing him.

According to the source, the men yet caught up with him and allegedly attacked him earlier helium jumped into the stream successful an effort to evade them.

A nonmigratory said, “We got a study that helium was being chased by immoderate radical suspected to beryllium cultists who caught him and attacked him earlier helium jumped into the river.

“Some radical wanted to rescue him, but those chasing him prevented them from doing so.”

Opeyemi was subsequently reported to person drowned successful the river.

However, an anti-cultism advocacy platform, Naija Confra, presented a antithetic mentation of the incidental successful a station on Sunday.

The level said immoderate residents claimed Opeyemi was nether the power of a substance and entered the stream himself, portion others who said they witnessed the incidental alleged that helium had been chased and attacked.

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