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4 die in rival cults shootout in Bayelsa
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The Police Command in Bayelsa on Monday said four members of rival cult groups died in a shootout at a wake in the early hours of Monday.
Mr Asinim Butswat, a Superintendent of Police and spokesman of the Command, confirmed the development to Newsmen in Yenagoa.
Butswat, however, added that normalcy had since been restored following the swift intervention from the nearby Oporoma Division.
“Two rival cult gangs clashed at Lobia Community, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area on Dec. 28, at about 0230 hours.
“The unfortunate incident led to the death of four cultists. Their identities are yet to be ascertained at the moment.
Mr Asinim Butswat, a Superintendent of Police and spokesman of the Command, confirmed the development to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa.
Butswat, however, added that normalcy had since been restored following the swift intervention from the nearby Oporoma Division.
“Two rival cult gangs clashed at Lobia Community, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area on Dec. 28, at about 0230 hours.
“The unfortunate incident led to the death of four cultists. Their identities are yet to be ascertained at the moment.
“The corpses have been deposited at the morgue. Investigations have commenced,” Butswat said.
But a NAN source from the community who witnessed the incident said that a little boy hit by a stray bullet was also one of the victims of the gun battle.
Boy, four others feared dead during cult shootout in Bayelsa Boy, four others feared dead during cult shootout in Bayelsa
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A child simply identified as Amos and four others have reportedly lost their lives during a shootout between two rival cult groups in Lobia two community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
According to an eyewitness account, the two cult groups supposedly from Ukubie and Azuzuama communities clashed during the remembrance ceremony of one late Chief Genesis in Lobia 2 over a conflict that is yet to be ascertained.
According to community sources, the little boy who is identified as a son of one Mr Amos from Lobia 1, three persons from Ukubie and one person from Azuzuama communities lost their lives during the shooting on the night of Sunday, December 28, 2020.
4 die in rival cult shootout in Bayelsa community
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The Bayelsa Police Command on Monday said four members of rival cult groups died in a shootout during a wake in the early hours of Monday.
Mr Asinim Butswat, a Superintendent of Police and spokesman of the Police Command in Bayelsa who confirmed the development to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), added that normalcy has since been restored following the swift intervention from the nearby Oporoma Division.
“Two rival cult gangs clashed at Lobia Community, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area on 28 December 2020 at about 0230 hours.