Three Person Chop Bullet For Lagos Masquerade Festival

Gunmen wey people believe be members of rival cult groups open fire during di annual masquerade festival for Orile Iganmu, Lagos, resulting in di death of at least three people. Di festival, linked to di tall Igunnuko masquerade, dey underway last week when gbege burst as youths begin fire gunshots behind di masquerade. Reports say one suspected cult leader and im boys later point dia guns directly at rivals instead of shooting into di air as dem normally do. Residents yarn say three people die and others injure as both groups clash when dem sight each other for di procession.

Another resident yarn say di festival dey usually celebrated for peace and to prevent calamity, but dis year turn otherwise as panic scatter di area. Anti-cultism group Naija Confra post for X say two bodies remain for di scene while one body dem carry go, and add say one of di suspected perpetrators don flee di community. Dem also mention say Babalawo, di notorious Eiye member, reportedly run go Ilorin, Kwara State after di incident.