NO fewer than 30 persons were feared dead in cult war supremacy in Ikwerre and Etche Local Government Areas of Rivers State.
Sunday Sun gathered that armed men on Friday night invaded
Omuoda, Omuigwe, Omuahunwo and Omuchiolu communities in Ikwerre Local
Government Area, where about 30 persons, including a nursing mother and
baby were shot death. Sources from the Aluu town in Ikwerre Local
Government and some of the affected communities said houses were razed
by the armed invaders and people have fled the place for fear of
reprisal attack.
According to sources, people now live in fear, as the supremacy cult battle between Icelanders and Degbam rages on.
Yesterday, security operatives were on red alert in readiness for
any eventuality in Aluu communities. A community source, who did not
want his name in print for fear of attack, confirmed that the clash was
between Degbam and Iceland. In the ensuing encounter, he said, 14 people
lost their lives, while some escaped with bullet wounds.
He said many people had deserted the community because of the threat of reprisal attack by the rival group.
In a related development, two other persons were also allegedly
killed in a separate cult clash in Obite community in Etche Local
Government Area of the state. A source, who witnessed the heavy
shooting, said the cult group invaded the community at about 9 pm,
destroyed and looted people’s property.
One of the deceased victims was said to have been shot dead as a
result of mistaken identity, as the group took him for the chief
security officer of the community.
At the time of filing the report, the state police command was yet to confirm the incident.
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