Clashes between suspected cult groups in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State have left a man dead and another injured.
The dead man has been identified as Mr. Friday Okoloba from Aladja. He is reported to have been killed on Ekrewhare street in Aladja town.
A witness who lives close to the scene of the incident told ExpressDay that late Mr. Friday was suspected to be a member of Aye cult which clashed with a yet to be identified rival group.
In a chat with Aladja Community President, Hon. Otto Ogbiruveta, said that the residents were working in collaboration with security agents to ensure that such incident does not occur again.
He noted that investigators were already on the tail of those who carried out the heinous crime, stressing that “we are working with the security agents to ensure that they are arrested and prosecuted according to the laws of the land”.
He stressed that they were doing everything possible to ensure that they eradicate secret cults from Aladja community, and 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”, he added.
Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Onome Onowakpoyeya who confirmed the incident said aside the death of Mr. Friday Okoloba, another cult member was injured and receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.
She further stated that the police were already making frantic efforts to arrest the perpetrators of the heinous crime.
