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Punch Newspapers Sections Afeez Hanafi For someone who leaves their home at dawn and returns at dusk without hassles, peace is the least thing they bother about. But to residents of communities in Ikorodu, Lagos State, peace is the most precious thing they long for amid cult clashes that have become rampant in the area in recent times. The lingering hostilities between two rival cult groups–Eiye and Aye confraternities–have claimed many lives with many innocent persons caught up in the mayh...

Punch Newspapers Sections Deji Lambo and Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe The Lagos State Police Command said it had arrested four persons in connection with cult clashes in the Obun-Ale, Ireshe, Ladega, Itunpate, Kokoro-Abu and Adamo areas of Ikorodu between suspected members of the Aiye and Eiye confraternities. PUNCH Metro gathered that clashes started on Sunday, with 14 persons feared dead as of Tuesday. An eyewitness, Farouk Aderibigbe, told one of our correspondents that the clash started when sus...