Blood Bath In Anambra As 16 Killed In Cult Clash
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It was a festival of blood in Anambra State yesterday when about 11 suspected cultists were killed in rival clashes at Nibo Community in Awka South Local Government Area, while three suspected cultists were killed at Opkuno in Awka Capital City.
At about 1.30 pm yesterday, the New Yam Festival of the Nibo Community turned bloody and deadly when rival cult groups exchanged gun fire, leading to the death of eight members on either side.
At Nodu village in Okpuno a similar episode played out when rival cult groups exchanged gun fire leading to the death of two suspected members.
A yet to be confirmed story had it that the clash allegedly started at Nodu village, Okpuno and after the killing of three members of a group, members one of one of the groups fled to Nibo with the aim of escaping from their rival, but they ran into members of the cult group they were fleeing from and gun shots and hell was let lose .
It was also learnt that five more persons were also killed at Nibo Community as reprisal killings continued in the area. The New Yam Festival of Nibo Community known as Onwa Nasaa became violent as gun shots rented the air and people scampered for safety.
The number of casualties could Police One of the suspects not be confirmed at the moment, but eye witness at the festival said that number of those injured are many.
Confirming the killings, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochikwu Ikenga said, “The Command is aware of a suspected cult-related clash today 20/10/2024 in Nibo, Awka South LG and the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam have ordered immediate deployment of additional operatives to the area for necessary action.
Content retrieved from: https://newtelegraphng.com/blood-bath-in-anambra-as-16-killed-in-cult-clash/.
