Rosemary Nwisi, Port Harcourt
NO fewer than four persons were feared killed and many houses razed as two rival cult groups battled for suprmacy in Sime Etche communuties in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The incident reportedly took place early hours of Monday.
Spokesman of the state police command, Nnamdi Omoni, a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), confirmed the attack, but said nobody was killed.
A community source who broke the news said the fight was between members of Dey-gbam and Dey-well cult groups, narrating that trouble started Sunday evening following the murder of a cultist by an opposing gang.
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An eyewitness told newsmen that the killings later spread to other communities within Etche as the cult gang whose member was killed went on reprisal rampage across comunities in the area, resulting in the death of others.
The source said three of the other victims were killed in the early hours of yesterday in Ulakwo, Igbodo and Mba communities of Etche LGA.
The source noted that many houses were also burnt down while residents of the communities have fled their homes for safety.
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