Tragedy struck a community in Rivers State as two individuals were reportedly killed in a suspected cult clash.
The clash, between the Lamidian and Virus factions of the Deygbam cult group, allegedly arose from a supremacy battle and occurred in the Mile 1 and Mile 3 Diobu areas of the state capital on Saturday.
According to sources, in the early hours of Saturday, a suspected cultist was ambushed and killed at the Odunezea Lane axis of Mile 3 Diobu by unknown gunmen believed to be members of a rival cult group.
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In a separate attack later the same day at noon, in what appeared to be a retaliatory move, members of the gang whose associate was allegedly murdered at the Odunezea Lane axis reinforced and moved to the Sagana/Railway axis of Mile 1 Diobu.
There, they reportedly killed Ishi, a rival cultist and one of the suspected killers of their deceased member.
It was gathered that Ishi died from injuries inflicted on him with a machete.
Out of fear of being caught in the violence, business owners and traders hurriedly shut their shops and returned to their homes.
As of the time of this report, the spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, was yet to comment on the incident.
It is worth noting that in the past two months, another person was reportedly killed in a similar supremacy battle involving suspected cult groups.
