10 Persons Killed, 2 Pregnant Women Shot In Anambra Cult Attack

It was massacre on the weekend in Obosi,Idemili North native Authorities Space of Anambra state when two distinguished cult teams within the space, Baga and Aiye confraternities clashed, leaving ten of each members killed, two pregnant ladies shot, and scores of individuals allegedly robbed.

Whereas the police officer answerable for Obosi Police Division, Mr,Usham Ibrahim confirmed to DAILY POST that thirty two suspects have been arrested, he added that “Solely 4 individuals have been killed, and two pregnant ladies shot however didn’t die. The police introduced the state of affairs to regular, these arrested are presently being detained for additional investigation ”

It was gathered that bother began within the space when a bereaved household of a suspected cultist, recognized as Friday Roll concluded plans for a funeral ceremony for her son who was allegedly killed by a rival Cult group, a course of the Baga cult group allegedly vowed to cease.

Sources mentioned having made the vow, the Baga cult group allegedly launched into capturing spree in Ukpor neighborhood the place they killed Aiye member and three others the identical approach.

”On the burial day, because the funeral ceremony was about to begin, members of the Baga cult group made straight to the place the corpse of its member was mendacity in state within the household compound in Obosi, and eliminated the corpse to the place the Baga members have been performing their very own funeral rites in honour of their killed member: a improvement which the household noticed as a slight however was handicapped to react to due to the weapons they carried.

The cultists have been mentioned to have gone berserk as they all of the sudden began capturing and robbing folks, together with blocking the roads, and ordered that no one ought to contact the Corpse till they have been accomplished with it.

A police crew that got here to cease the mayhem, was mentioned to have retreated on sighting the intimidating members of the cult group, however the state chairman of the Progressive Peoples Occasion, PPA, Chief Dan Igbokwubili informed DAILY POST that, “Greater than ten cultists have been shot lifeless when the 2 rival teams clashed in a burial ceremony in Obosi.”