Ovedhe Hezekiah – Warri
A 30 years old man has been killed in Aladja community, Udu local government area of Delta state in a clash between two rival cult groups.
The victim identified as Mr. Friday Okoloba hails from Aladja and was killed at Ekrewhare street in Aladja community during the clash, on Monday morning June 1 2020.
Sources who lives close to the scene of incident, told this reporter that late Mr. Friday was a member Aye cult. He and his gang were reportedly overpowered during the clash by a rival cult group.
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When contacted, the President of Aladja community, Hon. Otto Ogbiruveta, said they are working in collaboration with security agents to ensure that such incident doesn’t occur again.
Ogbiruveta, noted that they were already on the trail of those who carried out the heinous crime.
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“So we are working with the security agents to ensure that they are arrested and prosecuted according to the laws of the land”.
He added that, they are doing everything possible to ensure that they eradicate secret cults from Aladja community, as it has no advantage to those who joined, advised youths to stay away from cultism as it will only destroy their future and life.
“For those who have joined cult, we don’t see anything they gained from it. At the end, they either pay with their lives because when you kill by the sword, you die by it”, Hon Otto Ogbjruveta added.
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While confirming the report, the Police Public Relations Officer, Onome Onowakpoyeya said, “aside the death of Mr. Friday Okoloba, another cult member was injured and receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.”
Onowakpoyeya said that the police are already making frantic efforts to arrest the perpetrators of the heinous crime.
