Two persons were feared killed and another critically injured in the last two days at the university town of Ekpoma in Edo State, following a clash between suspected members of two cults, Black Axe and the Vikings.
According to reports made available to the Nigerian Tribune, a member of the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma Anti-Cult Campaign Organisation of Nigeria (ACCON), who had renounced his membership of the Vikings, allegedly shot a member of the Black Axe, an issue that was said to have been resolved with the intervention of the university authorities.
However, it was learnt that shortly after school resumption, the Black Axe confraternity purportedly arranged a reprisal attack, in which an alleged Vikings member was shot dead and another critically injured.
It was gathered that there was, however a calm atmosphere at the university campus on Tuesday, with students going about their normal businesses.
A number of the students said they had no knowledge of any cult incident, pointing out that if any clash ever took place it must have occurred outside the school premises.
Head of the Public Relations Department of the institution, Mr Chris Adamaigbo, could not be reached for comments, however, the state Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Anthony Airhuoyo, confirmed the incident, saying that "the district police officer there (Ekpoma) has briefed me that two persons died in the clash between two rival cults outside the school premises."
According to reports made available to the Nigerian Tribune, a member of the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma Anti-Cult Campaign Organisation of Nigeria (ACCON), who had renounced his membership of the Vikings, allegedly shot a member of the Black Axe, an issue that was said to have been resolved with the intervention of the university authorities.
However, it was learnt that shortly after school resumption, the Black Axe confraternity purportedly arranged a reprisal attack, in which an alleged Vikings member was shot dead and another critically injured.
It was gathered that there was, however a calm atmosphere at the university campus on Tuesday, with students going about their normal businesses.
A number of the students said they had no knowledge of any cult incident, pointing out that if any clash ever took place it must have occurred outside the school premises.
Head of the Public Relations Department of the institution, Mr Chris Adamaigbo, could not be reached for comments, however, the state Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Anthony Airhuoyo, confirmed the incident, saying that "the district police officer there (Ekpoma) has briefed me that two persons died in the clash between two rival cults outside the school premises."
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