BENIN CITY—NO fewer
than 20 persons have
been killed in the past
four days in different
parts of Benin City,
following a renewed cult
war between suspected
members of Eiye
Confraternity and Black
Axe.

Over 10 persons were
said to have been
arrested by the Edo
State Police Command
in connection with the
incident.

It was gathered that
some of the leaders of
the groups are on the
run following the
collaboration of security
agencies with the state
government to hunt for
the suspects.

Vanguard was informed
that the latest face-off
was triggered last
Thursday when
members of one of the
groups went to the
home of one of the
suspects currently on
the run, whose father
was said to belong to
one of the warring
groups to resolve some
money related issues.
It was learnt that while
they were settling the
issue, the suspect went
upstairs to fetch a
pump action gun and
shot a member of the
rival cult group on the
leg.
The victim was rushed
to the hospital by his
colleagues while the
suspect fled.

Consequently,
colleagues of the victim
mobilised for reprisal
attacks, visiting the
homes of members of
the rival group.

It was learnt that the
attack led to the killing
of a colleague of the
suspect who started the
shooting at New Benin.
As expected, the cult
war escalated. There
were killings in Idu
Owena, after Ugbowo,
Isihor, Ugbiyoko, Textile
Mill Road, New Benin
and Igbesanwa.

Vanguard was reliably
informed that no fewer
than 20 persons have
been killed so far. As a
result, night life in Benin
City has been affected
as people no longer
relax in bars in the
evenings due to fear of
being attacked by the
rampaging cultists.

Oshiomhole summons
security meeting

Worried by the
development, it was
learnt that Governor
Adams Oshiomhole
convened an emergency
security meeting last
Friday, asking security
operatives to fish out
the killers. Vanguard
learnt that about 10
persons have been
arrested so far while
efforts were on towards
finding a peaceful
resolution to the crisis.
The Edo State Police
Commissioner, Mr
Folounsho Adebanjo,
who could not confirm
the casualty figure,
described the killings as
unacceptable and
vowed that the police
would deal with the
situation.

According to him, “we
are not relaxing at all.
We are in search of the
leaders behind this.
Some persons have
been arrested while
some are on the run.
The killings will stop
because our officers are
all on the alert now. I
can assure you that
anybody arrested will be
dealt with very
seriously.

“All security agencies in
the state are concerned.
The governor is equally
concerned, residents of
the state are concerned.
So we will not relent
until we stop this
madness. It is very sad
that people no longer
value human lives.”

Source

i think gone are those days when only students were cult members ,it seems to have spread now to even non students and business men

Smfh!..they are possibly under some influences..cos i don't see why a sane soul will think it's fun to butcher his brother..

the babaric killing in so called secret cult today is a good picture of political rivals. My advice is that youth should try and create a good revolutional force not an achaic & babaric group that preach violence

When them finish killing each order make una wake me from sleep....Abeg