It has been reported in the last 24 hours in a fierce rivalry between two cult confraternities, in Benin, Edo State confirming that eight people were killed in total during the rivalry.The incident has however resulted the state capital into a boiling point.
Two of the victims were reportedly killed at Uselu-Ugbowo axis of Benin, while Irhirhi, Ogunmwenhi, and Egor axis have one casualty each, making a total of five killed on Wednesday in the clash, gathering that three more were killed in the early hours of Thursday in the Egor axis, all in one place and at the same time, making a total of eight deaths within twenty-four hours.
Details of circumstances leading to the cult war still remain unknown.Calls made to the Edo State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, for confirmation were unsuccessful.