{"id":179876,"date":"2025-09-23T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/one-feared-dead-in-rival-cult-clash-as-ogun-community-boils"},"modified":"2025-09-23T13:08:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:08:31","slug":"one-feared-dead-in-rival-cult-clash-as-ogun-community-boils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-feared-dead-in-rival-cult-clash-as-ogun-community-boils","title":{"rendered":"One feared dead in rival cult clash as Ogun community boils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Tension gripped Atan-Ota, in the Ado-Odo\/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, after a violent clash suspected to be cult-related, which left a young man, identified as Moses, dead.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses in the community, who preferred not to be named due to the sensitive nature of the incident, alleged that the victim was brutally attacked by members of the Aye Confraternity.<\/p>\n<p>The tragic incident occurred on Sunday and was said to be connected to a supremacy battle between rival cult groups that has unsettled parts of the community in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>One of the disturbing videos that surfaced on Monday captured the assailants hacking at Moses\u2019 right wrist with machetes while chanting in Pidgin English, \u201cwe are the ones in charge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The footage showed the victim lying face down, motionless, as the attackers struck him repeatedly with cutlasses.<\/p>\n<p>Another clip revealed the body of Moses, his wrist mutilated, as heartbroken mourners gathered around in disbelief. 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