Akinwale Sorunke, a popular area boy killed by suspected cultists on Sunday, was not a member of the Aiye confraternity, according to a group, who described his death as more or less a political assassination.
Some suspected cultists killed Sorunke, also known as Wale Matasacker, on Quarry Road in Abeokuta.
The young man was said to be a member of the Aiye cult, and he was killed by members of the rival Eiye cult.
But, according to the defamatory Noe Black Movement (NBM) of Africa, Abeokuta zone, Sorunke was a cultist.
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Sorunke, a member of the NBM, was “a staunch supporter of Prince Dapo Abiodun, the Executive Governor of Ogun State,” according to a statement signed by the group’s president, Kayode Odunewu.
While expressing condolences to Sorunke Akinwale’s immediate family and loved ones, the Matasacker Children’s Foundation noted that the deceased was “a dedicated member of the APC Youth League and working with the SA to the Governor on Youth and Sports, contrary to some mischievous reports tagging the late Sorunke Akinwale as a cultist.”
The group demanded that security agencies look into the circumstances surrounding Sorunke’s death, which it described as “apparently a political assassination.”
The NBM urged the Ogun State government and security forces to do more to prevent killings in the state, as well as advising youths to avoid cultism and other social vices.
“Investigate some top ranking people in government and political aspirants financing perpetrators of this unrest for political gain and interest,” NBM said.
“Finally, the NBM Of Africa, Abeokuta Zone distances itself from all unrest in the state capital, as our members are law-abiding, responsible, and peaceful citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who have demonstrated positive impacts on humanity.”
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Part of Odunewu’s statement read, “We are also preaching free, fair, and credible elections in 2023 and completely frown at killing people for political gain.”
