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Two persons were reportedly killed at Mile 1 and 3 Diobu in PortHarcourt, Rivers State on Saturday, 10th May, 2025 as suspected group known as Lamidian and Virus houses of Deygbam cult groups engaged in territorial control battle,we gathered.
Sources privy to the incidents disclosed to our reporter that the first killing took place in the morning on Saturday at Odunezea lane axis of Mile 3 Diobu, PortHarcourt when gunmen suspected to be members of a factional cult group ambushed and shot their rival dead.
We further learnt that the gang members of the suspected cultist who was shot dead at Mile 3, Diobu, mobilized and went to Sangana/railway axis of Mile 1 Diobu in the afternoon on Saturday where they used machet to cut their rival known as ‘Ishi’ to death who reportedly participated in killing of their member in Mile 3.
We also gathered that Business owners and traders in the areas where the killings reportedly took place hurriedly closed their shops for fear of the unknown.
The Public Relations Officer of the Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe Koko when contacted,promised to get back to our reporter but she was yet to do so as at the time of filing this report.
It would be recalled that one person was killed last two months in Diobu when suspected cultists engaged in supremacy battle.
