Alfa Bisiriyu Apalara (1918-1953): A Murder Mystery That Haunted Lagos, By Femi Kehinde
As the court later found, Apalara’s murder resulted from a conflict with the Oro cult. But it was only a wing of it. The Muslim preacher had been treading dangerously on the toes of a section of the members of the ancient cult. He threatened their exposure, for they were prostituting the powers of the cult, frightening people from the streets whenever they wanted to carry out their smuggling or burglary expeditions.
Murder is as old as mankind. Cain, because of a jealous rage, killed his brother Abel, according to the book of Genesis in the Bible. In exact similitude, Qabil and Habil, believed by Moslems to have been the first two sons of Adam and Eve, just like Cain and Abel in the Bible, also suffered the same fate.