By Nosa EKHATOR.
Benin-city, Edo State capital is boiling again as youths suspected to the members of two rival cult confratanities are at daggar-drawn with casualties getting up to eight withing Twenty-four hours.
Sparknewsnaija's investigations revealed that the eight confirmed deaths were at various locations of the city as two were reportedly killed at Ugbowo - Uselu axis of benin, while Irhirhi, Ogunmwenhi, and Egor axis have one casualty each, making a total of five killed on Wednesday in the clash.
Unconfirmed reports however say three more were killed in the early hours of Thursday in the Egor axis, all at one place and the same time, this making it a total of Eight deaths withing twenty-four hours.
While the details of the circumstances surrounding the cult war is yet to be unravelled, watchers are raising questions about the involvement of some members of Edo state government security outfit and its sister volunteer agency.
All attempts to get the views of the Edo state command of the Nigerian Police proves abortive as calls made to the Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor were unsuccessful.
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