It is no longer news that several
youths havebeen killed in a gruesome
manner in the recentcult war in Benin
City, Edo State capital.
The renewed cult war, which has left a
lot of casualties loitering the street of
Benin has reportedly calm down
following the deploymentof the federal
crack squad ordered by the Inspector
General Police, Mr Solomon Arase. Before
the IG’s deployment of special squad,
bodies of young men had littered
everywhere in the metropolis.
Meanwhile, some of the cult groups have
started burying their own, which they
call “fallen soldiers” or “victim of war.”
Some members of the Supreme Eiye
Confraternity (Bird men), popularly
known for wearing blue beret, were
recently pictured, burying one of their
own in Benin City.
Meanwhile, it was gathered that one of
the state government officials that were
arrested on Wednesday, May 13, by the
federal crack squad deployed by the IG
to curb the senseless killings in the state,
identified the man wearing a half face
cap with a bandana tied around it as,
Engr. David Olukoga.
46-year-old Olukoga, is the Chairman,
Edo State Committee on War Against
Indiscipline and Senior Special Assistant
on Youth Enhancement to the state
governor.
From the pictures below, you will see
several members of the eiye secrete cult
group wearing the War Against
Indiscipline (WAI) vest alongside the
cult’s blue beret on their head during a
burial possession.

Edo State has been marred with cult
activities in recent times. The major
opponents have been the Eiye, , and
Maphite groups.
Some days back, officials of the Edo state
police command arrested 11 people
including four state government officials
suspected tobe leaders of different cult
groups in the state.

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Brutal*

This is terrible.