Chaos, traffic gridlock as Lagos cult clash leaves one dead in Mile 12

Terrible traffic gridlock and total chaos was the order of the day as two rival cult groups clashed at the Mile 12 area of Lagos State.

At least one person was confirmed dead and many others injured during a cult war in the heavily populated part of Lagos.

The battle of supremacy by members of the cult groups over who should be in control of the Mile 12 and the Owode Onirin areas of Mile 12 was brewing for a very long time, until the bubble burst yesterday afternoon, when they engaged each other in a fierce battle.

The war, which started about noon, had one person killed and many others injured, while there was serious gridlock on the Lagos Ikorodu road, as many motorists abandoned their vehicles and ran for safety.

According to NAN, a policeman who spoke on the condition of anonymity as he was not supposed to speak with the press, said that the war was being sponsored by two members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers(NURTW), who were fighting for the control of the areas.

“At about noon, we got information that trouble was breeding in Mile 12, but we contacted the Owode Onirun police station, but before we could mobilize, the fight has started. We raced to the scene to join other police formations who also raised to the scene, unfortunately, one of the head of NURTW was killed while many people were injured. We are on the trail of his opponent and his cult gang to unravel what actually happened”

A resident , Frank Adonije, told our Correspondent that,” I was coming back from the Church when I saw a long traffic, but I noticed that many motorists have abandoned their vehicles, so I also parked my car and went to where some people were gathered. It was at that point that they told me that there was crisis between two cult groups being sponsored by two members of NURTW. I learnt that one person died while many people were injured”.