The cult war raging in the last six months in Agbor community and its residents, Delta state, reared its ugly head when suspected cultists operating in the areas allegedly killed two persons, including a pregnant woman.
According to Leadership, the tragic accident took place around the Benin-Asaba Agbor expressway on Tuesday, April 15, 2015. The victims of cultists were killed and dumped by the roadside, thereby causing palpable tension.
Local police have arrested several suspected cult members but upon interrogation and investigation, highly placed persons allegedly intervene to set them free.
Police sources at the divisional police headquarters said that officers were on the trail of the suspected cultists. He added that two persons were arrested while the search for others continues.
Meanwile, the corpses of the victims were taken to Agbor General Hospital Mortuary, while some persons who claimed to be relatives of the deceased were seen crying profusely.
It is worth mentioning that Agbor and its environs have been under the siege of cult related activities where scores of people have been allegedly killed in the last few years.
Two month ago no less than 12 persons were killed by a group of cultists in Agbor and Boji-boji Owa communities of Delta state. Among the victims there were three pregnant women.
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