Monarchs Threaten Traditional Sanctions against Cult-related Killings in Akwa Ibom
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The Council of Oron Traditional Rulers (COTR) has threatened to invoke traditional sanctions against perpetrators of cult-related killings in the Oron federal constituency of Akwa Ibom State.
Scores of youths have recently been gruesomely killed in clashes between rival cult groups in Oro Nation, particularly in Oron and Mbo local government areas of the state m
One of the victims, David Isangedighi, a native of Akai Atti village in Oron Local Government Area, was beheaded during a fierce battle between the Baggar confraternity and the Axe Men on the night of Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
The headless body of the 40 -year-old reportedly has been deposited in the Mortuary at the General Hospital Iquita Oron.
The Akwa Ibom State Police command had earlier disclosed that two suspected cultists were beheaded during a cult war in Mbo LGA, bringing the number of beheaded victims to three.
On October 16, 2024, another corpse with marks of violence on it by the youth leader named Paul Eyo, a suspected member of Black Axe from EyoAbasi was discovered by the police.
Also one Ekpe from EyoAbasi, a suspected member of the Vikings cult group was beheaded among other victims.
Condemning the reign of terror in Oro land, the traditional rulers in a communique issued after an emergency security meeting, addressed the grave security situation and the need for action.
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