5 Dead As Rival Cult Group Clashed In Akwa Ibom
Five persons have lost their lives during a clash between two rival cult groups in Akwa Ibom State, Brainnews report.
The incident which occurred in Urua Ekpa community, Uyo, the state capital, as was gathered started on Tuesday night and ran till Wednesday morning and was between members of the Viking confraternity and the Iceland group.
According to sources, the cause of the fight could not be ascertained as at press time, but the two groups were allegedly clashing over a girl.
“At about 9pm on Tuesday when I was returning home from the market, I heard a gunshot down the street and I thought it was a motor tyre bursting but after some time I heard another gunshot again. It was when I heard the second time that I knew something was wrong.
“A few minutes later, I heard people running and screaming and by this time the gunshots were everywhere, there was sporadic shooting.
“Since yesterday this area has been under serious security threat, we couldn’t sleep last night. Three persons including one of our neighbours have been killed,” an eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity narrated to some journalists who visited the area said.
“There was a big problem here in this village; there were some guys who were giving us a big problem here yesterday. They continued this morning and I can confirm to you that two persons have died in our street.
Five persons have lost their lives during a clash between two rival cult groups in Akwa Ibom State, Brainnews report.
The incident which occurred in Urua Ekpa community, Uyo, the state capital, as was gathered started on Tuesday night and ran till Wednesday morning and was between members of the Viking confraternity and the Iceland group.
According to sources, the cause of the fight could not be ascertained as at press time, but the two groups were allegedly clashing over a girl.
“At about 9pm on Tuesday when I was returning home from the market, I heard a gunshot down the street and I thought it was a motor tyre bursting but after some time I heard another gunshot again. It was when I heard the second time that I knew something was wrong.
“A few minutes later, I heard people running and screaming and by this time the gunshots were everywhere, there was sporadic shooting.
“Since yesterday this area has been under serious security threat, we couldn’t sleep last night. Three persons including one of our neighbours have been killed,” an eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity narrated to some journalists who visited the area said.
“There was a big problem here in this village; there were some guys who were giving us a big problem here yesterday. They continued this morning and I can confirm to you that two persons have died in our street.
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