Chris Njoku, Owerri
Some armed persons suspected to be cult members on Wednesday shot dead an unidentified man at Federal Polytechnic Nekede junction in Umudibia Autonomous Community, Owerri West Council Area of Imo State.
The murdered man, yet to be identified was said to have been double-crossed at the junction and shot dead at about 9 am on Wednesday
Nation gathered that the killing followed another one that happened at the School Back Gate on Tuesday at 8 pm.
According to local vigilante personnel, the killings were a result of a clash between two cult groups identified as Vikky and Blackaxe who were on a revenge mission.
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The state Police Public Relations Officer. SP Orlando Ikeokwu confirmed the incident.
He told the Nation that the Commissioner of Police, Issac Akinmoyede has ordered an investigation into the two killings.
“We have collected the two corpses and deposited them in the mortuary while investigation has commenced. We believe it is a clash between two rival cult groups,” he said.
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