Not fewer than four persons were reportedly killed in the early hours of yesterday October 15 as two rival cult groups battled for supremacy in Sime Etche communuties in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Confirming the incident, Nnamdi Omoni, a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), houses were razed but no live was lost.
However, a community source who spoke to newsmen said the fight was between members of Dey-gbam and Dey-well cult groups, narrating that trouble started Sunday evening following the murder of a cultist by an opposing gang.
An eyewitness told newsmen the killings later spread to other communities within Etche as the cult gang whose member was killed went on reprisal rampage across comunities in the area, resulting in the death of others.
The source said three of the other victims were killed in the early hours of yesterday in Ulakwo, Igbodo and Mba communities of Etche LGA.
The source noted that many houses were also burnt down while residents of the communities have fled their homes for safety.
(The Nation)
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