Tag: cult
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Rival cult clashes claim three in Ondo
Three persons have been shot dead by gunmen in a reprisal attack by rival cult groups in Ondo town, the headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The cultists were reported to have stormed the residence of one Seun Akinsiku in the town around 6:00 p.m on Friday and killed him. According…
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Police arrest 9 suspected cultists in Delta
The Police Command in Delta says it has arrested nine suspected members of the Aiye Confraternity, a secret cult, in Jeddo Community of Okpe Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Edafe Bright, said in a statement in Warri on Sunday that the suspects were arrested…
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Police arrest 15 suspected cultists in Eket
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom said it arrested 15 suspected cultists in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, who made this known in an interview, in Eket on Friday, said officers of the command raided the popular spot at Afaha Ukwa, a hotspot for…
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3 dead as cultists fight dirty over a girl in Akwa Ibom
Renewed cult clashes in Eket, Akwa Ibom, has claimed the lives of three persons. A source in Eket, who pleaded anonymity, on Wednesday said the incident occurred on June 21 at a popularly area called Idung Afianwe in Eket. He said the killing of the trio resulted from a fight between two rival cult groups…
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Cult clash claims 8 lives in Akwa Ibom
The Police in Akwa Ibom have confirmed the death of eight people in a supremacy cult clash in Esit, Eket Local Government Area of the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Macdon Odiko confirmed the incident on Friday in Esit Eket. Odibo said that the report got to him last week. He said…
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Deadly cult clashes claim lives in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa Government on Thursday said two residents died in two separate cult clashes in Yenagoa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state and promised to go after the gunmen. Mr Ayiba Duba, the state Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy said the government was working with security agencies to apprehend and prosecute the cultists.…
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Pregnant woman shot dead in Ikorodu cult clash
A 35-year-old pregnant woman, Risikat Saliman, was shot dead during a bloody clash between suspected cult groups at Aleke community in Ikorodu, Lagos State on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that dozens of suspected cultists invaded Aleke community market around 8p.m. and started shooting sporadically, killing the woman. The Baale of Aleke,…
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7 killed, 1 injured in Ikorodu cult clash
No fewer than seven people were reportedly killed during a violent clash between two rival cultic groups, which started on Monday in Ijede area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, who confirmed the incident in Lagos on Wednesday, said the groups, KK and Eiye Confraternities, were involved in…
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Seven dead, 58 suspects arrested as Auchi cult clashes get messier
Death toll in the clashes between rival cult groups in Auchi, Edo State, has allegedly risen to seven, following the killing of two more persons in a reprisal attack on Monday night. This is even as the Edo State Police Command confirmed the arrest of 58 suspects in connection with the cult clashes and the…
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INVESTIGATION: Lagos' silent but raging gang problem
An investigative report carried out by a political and economic risk consultancy firm, SB Intelligence, on the spread, operations and challenges posed on the society by some silent but deadly ‘cult’ gangs terrorising Nigeria’s most populous city, Lagos. A silent, stewing broth of poverty, patronage and violence On Thursday, 13 July, 2013, gunmen shot…