By Desire Emmanuel
A man described as Number One of the Buccaneer cult group in the Surulere area of Lagos State and known as Yinka Agali, was on Saturday night shot dead by members of a rival cult group for backing an aspirant in the upcoming election in the area.
Agali, described as the biggest, most feared and most influential figure in the Buccaneers cult group in Surulere, was said to have been shot at close range while driving his car at the Iponri area of Surulere, leading to his death.
Sources in Surulere told Impact Nigeria News Online on Sunday afternoon that Agali, whose axis was in the Shitta/Akerele area, was supporting a female aspirant for the Lagos State House of Assembly seat in the 2027 election against a popular male aspirant currently in the House of Assembly who some of the residents said had spent more than two terms and should allow others to represent them.
The situation in Surulere regarding who will represent the constituency has been very tense in recent times within the All Progressives Congress (APC) as various groups have emerged and are doing everything possible to have their own as the candidate of the party during next year’s election.
The current Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila, is from Surulere area of the state as well as many other top politicians from the state including former Governor Babatunde Fashola.
According to the source, following the killing of Agali, the Buccaneers, who were said to have confirmed that a particular rival cult group was used to carry out the attack, are spoiling for a showdown with the said rival cult group.
Currently, tension is seriously building up in Surulere over the killing while there is heavy police presence in the area, as residents said they spotted over 10 police vehicles stationed there on Sunday morning to prevent any further chaos.
