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Seven Persons Reportedly Shot Dead, Many Injured In Delta Cult War

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At least seven persons have been reported killed in the last three days in a renewed cult war between rival cult groups in Ughelli, Delta State.

The renew cult clash  started Thursday in Afiesere community, where a young man simply identified as Nyerhovwo AKA C.O, was attacked and his head smashed with a battle axe during what some persons has described as a robbery attack by a 3-man robbery gang.

The death of victim said to be a members of Aye confraternities allegedly triggered a reprisal from the “Ayes” which then spark off the renew clash between the two dreaded cult groups, leading to death of six others with many sustaining life threatening injuries, according to report in Advocate

The report says one of the strongman of “Aro baggars” was murdered along Akpodiete street, while two other victims suspected to be Aye boys were allegedly killed in Ekiugbo.

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Another one was reportedly killed at Oghenevweta street, while two other victims were shot on Sunday at Ekuigbo with one of them confirmed dead while the second person was rushed to a private hospital where he is currently receiving medical attention.

Though efforts to speak with the state police public relations officer, Onome Onowakpoyeya were fruitless, a security source from the ‘A’ division police station, Ughelli while confirming the incident, said as a result of the incident, a total of five other persons have been killed.

Two brothers suspected to be cult members, Master Frank and Oghenero were among those that were attacked and killed in their house (Poyo compound) close to Ataverhe, junction in Ekiugbo-Ughelli, Delta State.

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Also, Frank and Oghenero were dragged from their room to an uncompleted building within the compound where they shot severely. The suspected cultists members were also macheted at the head and neck regions.

Meanwhile, in a similar incident, an operator/vendor of POS, one Celestina Ochuko was also Sunday evening robbed and shot on the thigh by two hoodlums.

Sources disclosed that the victim was shot after she resist the attempt by the hoodlums to snatch her bag containing undisclosed sum of money and other valuables.

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This story contains information from The Advocate

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