Benue: Two killed as rival cult groups clash in Jato Aka

Police kill bandit, arrest eight suspects over cult violence in Benue

The police spokesperson, Udeme Edet, said in a statement dated 8 January that officers attached to the Jato-Aka Division responded to a violent confrontation between rival cult groups known as Red and Black on Wednesday The post Police kill bandit, arrest eight suspects over cult violence in Benue appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

3 Killed As Cultists Clash In Benue

At least three people were killed on Wednesday in a clash between rival cult groups in Jato-Aka town in Kwande LGA of Benue State. Our correspondent reports that the incident led to the police arresting eight suspected cultists and recovering weapons. In a statement issued on Thursday, the police spokesperson in the state, DSP Udeme Edet, said police operatives attached to the Jato-Aka division responded promptly to the incident and met two male…

Benue: Two killed as rival cult groups clash in Jato Aka

A renewed wave of cult-related violence has left two dead in Jato Aka, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, after opposing groups engaged in a bloody confrontation on Wednesday. The Benue State Police Command confirmed the development on Thursday through its spokesperson, DSP Udeme Edet, who revealed that the attack stemmed from a fierce struggle between members of the Red and Black confraternities. Before security agents intervened, sev…

Bloodbath in Benue as rival cult gangs kill 8 in supremacy clash

Two killed as rival cult groups clash in Benue

Two people lost their lives on Wednesday following a violent confrontation between rival cult groups in Jato Aka, within Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State. Confirming the incident in Makurdi on Thursday, the spokesperson for the Benue State Police Command, DSP Udeme Edet, explained that the deadly clash involved members of the Red and […] The post Two killed as rival cult groups clash in Benue appeared first on Idoma Voice Newspaper.

Two killed, several injured in Benue cult clash

Two people were killed on Wednesday during a rival cult clash in Jato Aka, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State.The Benue State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Udeme Edet, who disclosed this to journalists in Makurdi on Thursday, said the violent clash was between Red and Black cult groups.Several members of the rival cults were reported to have sustained varying degrees of injuries during the clash.She said, “On Wednesday, January 7, 20…