By Muhammad Sabiu
A soldier accidentally shot his comrade during a confrontation with suspected cultists in the Ibafo region of Ogun State, causing chaos.
Yahoo lads, a bunch of internet scammers, were said to have launched an attack on each other following a dispute.
One party hired cultists to attack the other, and the other hired soldiers to combat the other in a free-for-all battle.
When the cultists saw the military soldiers approaching in a private car, they started pelting them with stones, bottles, and other things, according to one eyewitness.
This enraged the military personnel, one of whom attempted to cock his rifle, but accidentally fired his companions.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the event when contacted.
The police spokesperson was quoted as saying: “Some internet fraudsters were having issues with one another over an issue. One group invited cultists, while the other some soldiers.
“The soldiers went to the scene of the incident in a private car. They were attacked by some hoodlums said to be cultists. We learnt that one of the soldiers mistakenly fired his colleague, who had been rushed to the hospital.
“Our officers are on top of the matter and normalcy has been restored to the place.”