Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Monday night killed four persons and cut off the heads of two of the victims in the Rundele community, the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the two beheaded persons were members of a local vigilante group known as the Rundele Security and Peace Advisory Council.
Though details of the incident were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, it was gathered that many residents of the area had fled, while some slept in the bush till Tuesday morning.
A source in the community identified the beheaded vigilante members as Endurance and Aboy.
The source who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “The RUSPAC members were taken unaware as they were allegedly attacked while they were having a rest.
“After killing them, their heads were displayed in a place called Station in the community.”
He alleged that the suspects were members of the Dey-Gbam cult group who escaped from the community and later regrouped to launch the onslaught.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the state Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the killings, describing the development as a clash between two rival gangs.
Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, said though no arrest has been made, an investigation was ongoing to apprehend the culprits.
“There are no arrests for now but the state Commissioner of Police has deployed the tactical team to the area and urged them to ensure the hoodlums are apprehended and made to face the law.
“It was a cult clash between Ice Land and Dey-Gbam. During the gun battle, four persons were killed,” she said.
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