No fewer than five persons are speculated to have been killed in a clash between two rival cult groups in Ekiugbo Ughelli, Delta State.
The two rival groups; Vickings and Eiye confraternities in the early hours of Sunday, 2 December, 2018 engaged in supremacy battle.
The State police commissioner, Mustafa Muhammad, confirming the clash, said that it was a cult related war, with one of the victims identified as “one chop” hacked to death.
His corpse was found dumped at Okorodafe roundabout in the community.
“There has been battle of supremacy between both groups and in that process, over five persons were feared killed, while many others were injured with life threatening injuries sustained from alleged gun shots, battle axes and other dangerous weapons.
“We have arrested three persons who will be charged to court on completion of investigation.”
The police commissioner addressing newsmen in Asaba, decried the activities of cultists, as he assured that the police were working hard to arresting fleeing suspects.
