Ondo poly student shot d3ad by cultists three weeks after d3ath of his mother

Suspected cultists have k!lled a student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, identified simply as Peter, in the Opomulero area of Owo, Ondo State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday, December 14, 2025.

A source in the community told Punch on Monday that the assailants stormed the area in the evening while searching for suspected rival cultists.

According to the source, the assailants reportedly located Peter at his residence and shot him in the process.

“We received a call yesterday evening that Peter was shot by some guys believed to be cultists. We were told that they pretended to be visitors, called him out of his apartment and shot him at point-blank range. He struggled to stay alive before he was rushed to the hospital,” the source explained.

Another source, who did not want his name in print, told the publication that the deceased, also known as Don P, lost his mother three weeks ago.

“Peter was still mourning the loss of his mother, who d!ed three weeks ago before this unfortunate incident,” the source said.

An anti-cultism advocacy platform, Naija Confra, in a post on Monday, stated that the violence reportedly began last Thursday during a birthday celebration by Eiye cult members.

According to the platform, an altercation allegedly broke out after an Eiye leader ordered the assault of a female student, leading to a confrontation with Buccaneers members present at the scene.

The situation later escalated into a series of reprisals between the two groups, resulting in the attack on Peter.

“The incident began last Thursday inside RUGIPO, when Eiye cultists were playing their cult songs loudly to celebrate their member’s birthday. The Buccaneers were at the location. During the gathering, the Eiye leader (Ibaka) called a female student, who refused to come. He then instructed another Eiye cultist named Smally to slap her, which he did,” the platform said.

“After this incident, the Buccaneers left the area, but one remained. An Eiye cultist later told the Buccaneer to go and greet the Eiye leader, but the Buccaneer refused. He was then attacked, and his phone was destroyed. Buccaneers later retaliated by attacking some Eiye cultists, destroying and seizing their phones. Eiye then retaliated by k!lling Peter last night.”