Rivers State - At least 12 people were killed in Rivers
State in the course of violent clashes between various cult groups. The
incidents have been occuring at different times and in diffent places of the
state.
Many fear that the cultists' activities pose danger to
Rivers State residents, especially when political activities would start in
full swing.
Some groups went on rampage in Elelenwo area of the state,
moving from house to house, shooting anybody in sight.
Over five persons were killed at Elelenwo cult war on
Thursday night. Among the victims were a married couple. The cultists banged on
the door of their house and shot them on the spot when the door was opened.
In another incident, on Friday, two cult groups,
Greenlanders and Icelanders, clashed in supremacy war. The conflict left over
12 persons dead. The battle zone was Emughan, one of the six districts that
make up Abua/Odua Local Government Area of the state. The casualty figure is
likely to increase, as many of the participants sustained bullet wounds and are
in critical condition.
Investgations have revealed that there is tension in the
entire Abua/Odua Local Government Area because of the recent activities by
cultists.
Many residents have also expressed fears about the incessant
clashes among cultists, who were described as jobless youths who were tasked by
politicians to fight their political opponents.
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