In Makurdi, Benue state, at least two people were killed and another was critically injured in a suspected rival cult confrontation. Witnesses reported the incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. on Sunday, January 23, at Corner Stone, near Gyado Villa, when suspected cultists engaged in a gun duel.
The altercation, according to a source in the region who spoke to Vanguard on the condition of anonymity, caused chaos in the town, which is just a stone’s throw from Benue State University, as inhabitants scurried for safety.
“At around 8 p.m., a group of young guys were in a meeting when another group entered the premises and began shooting and attacking anybody present.”
We were later told that they were rival cult groups and nobody knew what led to the fight but everyone scampered and ran for safety,” the source said.
“At the end of the bloody fight we discovered the corpses of two persons and body of another person who was seriously injured but we doubt of he would survive because of the severity of the injury.
” Spokesperson of the state police command, SP Catherine Anene, confirmed the incident, stating that two persons died while one other was in the hospital.
“Some young men sat at a spot and some other young men came and attacked them around 8pm last night (Sunday).
Two persons were confirmed dead and another one who was seriously injured is presently on admission in hospital.” Anene stated.
She said the remains of the dead victims had been deposited at the mortuary while investigation into the matter was ongoing.
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