Cult Clash Leaves 3 Dead

No fewer than three persons were
feared dead in Makurdi, Benue State, following last
Saturday’s bloody clash among rival cult gangs
and members of a vigilante group in the city.
Vanguard learned that the clash left about six
persons with injuries, including an Indian national
(names withheld), who was allegedly shot in the
head.
According to a source, the fight for supremacy by
the cult groups started at the Welfare Quarters area
of the city, where no fewer than three persons were
shot, including members of the vigilante group who
had intervened in the fight.
The source said: “They have turned Welfare
Quarters into a den of arms wielding cultists. It is
unfortunate that law enforcement agencies are
turning a blind eye.
“Yesterday, the cult groups in the area engaged
each other in a bloody fight that left three persons
dead, and many injured, while families fled their
homes for fear of being killed by arms wielding
young men.
“In a bid to stop an escalation of the fight, the
vigilante group on duty in the area tried to stop
members of the gangs but some of them were
shot.”
State Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant
Superintendent Austin Ezeani, confirmed the
incident, saying police recorded two deaths.


[Vanguard]