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Tension in Benin as bloody clash between rival cult groups claim 18 lives

November 15, 2020

Tension in Benin as bloody clash between rival cult groups claim 18 lives

BY GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE

THE escaltion of bloody clashes between rival cult groups, Eiye and Aye has heightened tension in parts of Benin – City the Edo state capital and adjoining towns as no fewer than 18 persons have been feared dead within the week.

This is coming on the heels of the shooting of an Assistant Commissioner of Police and two senior police officers in the early hours of yesterday at the popular Murtala Muhammed Way.

back link building services=0></a></div><p>Vanguard gathered that following the escalation of violence between the rival groups, soldiers have been deployed to the troubled areas of Upper Sakponba, Idogbo, Three House Junction and adjoining locations where activities of the cultists have sent residents fleeing for their lives.</p><p>It was not clear what may have sparked the latest killings across major towns and some local government areas in the South senatorial districts of the state.</p><p>It was however learnt that one of the key actors of one of the rival cult confraternity was scheduled for burial yesterday, a development that attracted who is who in the confraternity.<span class=Apple-converted-space> </span></p><p><span class=Apple-converted-space> </span>The Assistant Police Commissioer and two other officers were said to have shot moments the hoodlums sighted his team on rescue mission to the troubled MM Way, Upper Sakponba, Idogbo and Ugbekun areas considered as core den of the cult groups.</p><p>Several people sustained gunshot injuries in the process.</p><h2>READ ALSO: <a href=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/10/shun-cultism-other-social-vices-lawmaker-urges-students/ >Shun cultism, other social vices, Lawmaker urges students</a><br/></h2><p>Both the Policemen and others injured were said to have been rushed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital and other nearby hospitals for treatment. <span class=Apple-converted-space> </span></p><div class='code-block code-block-5' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'> <a href=https://www.adhang.com/guest-posting-services/ ><img class=lazy src=

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