Tragedy struck in Owo area of Ondo state as six people lost their lives in a clash between members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and some suspected cult members, Njenje Media News reports.
According to further reports, two houses were set ablaze in the fracas at Idasen and Ijebu.
According to TVC News, the clash has created tension in Owo as residents locked themselves in for fear of being caught in the shootout between the cultists and members of the vigilante group..
Business centres were hurriedly closed while security men paraded the town to curb the violence.
The crisis was caused by attempts by friends and relations of cultists to avenge the death of their members allegedly killed earlier by the OPC during a shoot out in the town and at the government forest reserve.
Some members of the OPC including their commandant, it was gathered have reportedly gone into hiding as the cultists embarked on a revenge mission.
The chairman of the local government, Mr. Olabade Adegbegi said calm has returned to the town and warned trouble makers that government will deal decisively with those fomenting crises.
