Renewed cult clashes claim four lives in Edo State

No fewer than four persons were feared killed in the last two days at different areas of the Edo State capital, Benin, following a renewed cult clash that ensued between suspected members of Black Axe and Eiye Confraternity. On Wednesday night, an unidentified middle-aged man was murdered at a bar on Zabayor Street, about 10.30pm. An army source said the security outfit got to the scene barely three minutes after the man was shot. The reliable source, who pleaded anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said, “We got there minutes after he was shot. They shot him on the head. The man later died in the hospital.” The deceased was said to have been trailed by about six assailants to the bar. Eyewitnesses said the assailants stormed the bar and on sighting their target, they
shot him several times on the head. The supremacy battle between the two cult groups has left scores of people dead and several others injured in last three years. One Nosa Ebohon (aka Biggy), an engineering graduate of the University of Benin was also killed on Wednesday along Adolor College Road. He was said to have been invited by unknown persons to a bar, where he was shot on the chest at close range. His remains have been deposited at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. Edo state Police Public Relation Officer, Anthony Airhuoyo who confirmed the killings said one person was killed at a bar at the Okhoro area of the city, adding that police had commenced investigation into the incident.