According to sources, in one of the incidents, the victim was killed during a quarrel, as one of the groups was sharing money allegedly given to them by politicians. Two men were riding on a motorcycle when suspected members of the Eiye confraternity allegedly shot a member of the rival Black Axe cult group whose name could not be ascertained. Following the shootings, the Black Axe members were said to have stormed the Okhoro Road area where the incident occurred, apparently on a reprisal mission and swooped on two rival members, killing one of them in the process.
In another incident, members of the Black Axe confraternity were said to have launched another
attack on
their opponents at the Zabayo Street, off Stadium Road junction, where they allegedly hacked one person to death at about 11pm. According to sources, one of the victims of the clashes was identified as Nosa Ebohon a.k.a Biggy, who resided at Ojo Street, Ugbowo, Benin.
He was said to have just graduated from the University of Benin and waiting call up letter from the NYSC. Biggy was reportedly killed at about 9a.m after dropping his mother in her office yesterday. Sources said he parked his car in front of a drinking joint along Uwasota, where he was drinking with his friends when suddenly; two persons reportedly entered the bar and shot at him at close range. His body has since been deposited at UBTH mortuary.
When contacted, Edo State Police Command spokesman, DSP Anthony Airhuoyo confirmed the killing of one person at a beer parlour at Okhoro and said investigations were ongoing, adding that it was only at the conclusion of the investigation that the police could determine whether the killing was cult-related or not.
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