A Muslims group, known as 'Shamusudeen Society' attacked Traditional worshippers at Oju-Gboro, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and injured four persons.

The Oba Ìsèse worldwide and Chairman, "Ìsèse Kingdom Of Truth Association Of Nigeria," Oba Ifarotimi Adifagbola Balogun, said that four people were seriously injured by the Muslims society during the sudden attack.

The Imam of the Mosque, Alh AbduLateef Adesiyan, and three other Muslims were said to be injured seriously by the traditional worshippers.

It was gathered that the incident happened around 2pm yesterday when traditionalists were performing their traditional rite along Oju-Gboro, in Abeokuta, while the 'Shamusudeen Society' attacked them.

An eyewitness, Isaka Aremu, said the incident was not the first one, saying that the Muslims Society had attacked Traditionalists at the place sometime last year and beat them severely.

Narrating how the attack occurred, Oba Ìsèse Worldwide, Adifagbola Balogun explained that the society ordered their members to attack them with iron rod and other dangerous weapons, left about four people injured in the attack with severe wounds.

They later summoned some Ìsèse traditional worshippers, which includes; Oluwo Ifa Egba, Ifagbeminiyi Atanda, Chairman Ìsèse Egba, Ifalaki and Oluwo Ilugun, Ifaseun Idowu, to come to their aid, threatened the peace of Abeokuta, through gathering up of traditionalists in the state.

“Indeed, I called the Adatan Area Commander when I discovered that four persons have been wounded. They summoned them, when the issue became noisy. Some top traditionalists came out en mass to retaliate the attack.

"But, it took the intervention of the Area Commander, Adatan police command, ACP, Omololu Oni, Commissioner for Arts and Culture, Hon. Sesan Fagbayi and Chairman Alternative Medicine Board, Mr. Balogun Nurudeen Olaleye which mended fence and calmed down the situation. 

The Commissioner for Arts and Culture, Hon. Fagbayi, confirmed the incident, saying “we visited the scene and normalcy have returned to the area while the police had commenced investigation to the alleged attack of the traditional worshippers.

He said, “the government and Adatan police command is also involved in the peace meeting and normalcy have returned to the areas, Muslim, traditionalists, and Christians living in the area have been cohabitating in peace for centuries.”