Family Cries Out over Cult Members’ Threats

Ibrahim Oyewale in Lokoja

Piqued by the mysterious and untimely death of another family member of Daodu of Oka Akoko, Daodu Monday, over the desperate bid to replace his son for the late father by the Ogboni Confraternity, the family has appealed to all well-meaning Nigerians to come to the aid of the family before the problem escalates further.

The spokesperson of the family, who disclosed this on condition of anonymity to journalists in Lokoja yesterday, stated that the situation is getting worse now as the Ogboni Confraternity has intensified efforts to get their target, which is Stephen Olanrewaju Daodu, or any other member of the family, at all costs.

“Despite the loss of our brother who died mysteriously without any prior signs of sickness, this portends a lot of danger for us. As it is today, ay the surviving members of the family have left our town for safety to an unknown place,” he said.

It was gathered that the family has been under intense pressure over the years to ensure that the family provides their target, Mr. Stephen Olanrewaju Daodu, whose whereabouts are unknown, and that the only condition for the family to get a reprieve is to provide him, or else “heads will continue to roll in the family.”

Sources further revealed that members of the Ogboni Confraternity are still desperately looking for Stephen  Olanrewaju Daodu to replace his late father, who was their member before his demise some years ago.

The spokesperson, who was visibly shaken, explained that the lives of every member of the family are now in danger than ever before because of their unsuccessful attempts to fish out a replacement from the Pa Daodu’s family.

As unexpected events had been unleashed on the family members, the siblings of Stephen Olanrewaju Daodu are still apprehensive because they do not know his whereabouts, and that he should not come to town when all others have deserted the family house for safety.

“Our fear now is that in case he mistakenly returns home, he will not only face opposition from the Ogboni Confraternity, but it will also spell doom on his life.

“The sudden death of our late brother, Monday Daodu, has not only created palpable jitters in the spines of the Daodu family, but also sent a signal to us to leave the town and seek refuge elsewhere and never to return home.

“Because, according to the cult group, the die is cast as they intensify efforts to annihilate the family for failure to present one of the siblings to replace their father.

“The saddest part of it is that some of our younger brothers who had earlier left our town in the wake of arguments for and against the replacement saga could not be traced because of the fear of the unknown. The family is at a crossroad and a serious dilemma,” the spokesperson said.