Eight killed in Imo inter-cult clashEight

At least eight persons have been k!lled in an inter-cult clash in the Awarra and Ochia communities of Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. A community leader who spoke to Punch on condition of anonymity on Thursday, September 26, 2024, lamented the inability of the state government to provide security to check the deadly onslaught of the cultists in the communities. 

“Eight people have so far been killed in this clash by the cultists here. Out of the eight lives reported dead in the past weeks, five were members of the cult groups, while three community members slumped and died when they heard the sound of the guns. One person who was abducted has yet to be seen,” he said.  He urged the Nigeria Police and Imo State Government to intervene by making sure that those who ran away from the communities to neighbouring communities out of fear of being killed return home