ODAHIEKWU OGUNDE, Yenagoa
A bloody clash on Tuesday between two rival cult groups has left one person dead and many injured in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital.
It has not yet been established which cult groups were involved in the clash.
Eyewitnesses, however, claimed that some suspected cult members filed out in large number from within Yenagoa metropolis and headed for Obele where the bloody clash ensued.
It was learnt that during the clash at Obele, a suburb of Yenagoa, an unidentified man was killed and some other persons were injured.
It was also learnt that on their way to Obele, the hoodlums who were armed with dangerous weapons, shut down business activities at Amarata and other adjoining areas, shooting indiscriminately and terrorising residents.
An eyewitness, who described himself simply as Isaiah, said the incident happened on Monday.
The witness said a certain cult group came in their droves and forced shopowners who were still open in Amarata to shut down as they released volley of bullets into the air to prove they were in for serious operations.
He said though the cult members did not harm anybody in Amarata area, they created panic in the area, a situation that forced residents to scamper for safety amid confusion and chaos.
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He said after they had succeeded in creating panic, the hoodlums who operated with impunity, left the area and stormed Obele where they killed a resident and injured other persons.
He called on the relevant authorities to address the incessant cult clashes in the state, claiming that residents no longer slept with their two eyes closed.
The Bayelsa State Police Command confirmed the incident, saying it was rival cult groups that clashed in Obele.
Spokesman for the command, Asinim Butswat, said one person was killed during the clash in Obele area of the state capital.
Butswat, a Superintendent of Police, said the corpse of the person that was killed had been recovered and deposited at the morgue.
“The clash took place in Down Yenagoa. It was a rival cult clash that claimed the life of one person and investigation is ongoing. We cannot establish the cult groups that were involved until after arrests have been made,” he stated