A middle aged man simply identified as Mosquito has been shot and macheted to death by suspected cultists at Ijagun, in the Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State

The deceased who was identified as a member of the Aye confraternity was found lying in the pool of his blood with his left hand missing.

This was disclosed in a statement made available by the Ogun State Police Command on Monday.

According to the statement, operatives of the Command were alerted by a distress call and on arrival to the scene, six expended cartridges were found.

The statement reads: “A concerned citizen through a phone call at about 2340hrs of 11th August 2024 reported that cultists were involved in a confrontation along Ijagun Road, in Ijebu Ode Ogun State.

“Upon receiving the information, the Divisional Police Officer quickly dispatched a team of officers to the scene.

“On arrival, and after a careful examination, the Divisional Police Officer discovered the body of an unidentified middle-aged man with machete wounds and gunshot injuries.

Additionally, it was noticed that his left hand had been severed, removed and taken away. It was later discovered that the deceased, also known as ‘Mosquito’, was identified as a member of the Aye confraternity. Six expended cartridges were found at the scene.”

The statement added that the body of the deceased was evacuated and transferred to Ijebu Ode State Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Recall that three similar killings have been recorded in the state in recent times.