Two dead, 10 injured as cult groups clash in Anambra

Two suspected cultists were killed while 10 others sustained injuries,
when two rival cult groups clashed at Nkpor community, near Onitsha,
Anambra State, on Saturday.Divisional Police Officer in-charge of
OgidiDivisional Police Headquarters, Mr. Hassan Musa, confirmed the
incident in a telephone interview with newsmen.Musa said before the
joint team of the Mobile policemen and the Police Anti-CultSquad could
reach the scene along the Nkpor-Obosi Road, two unidentified people
were already killed.He, however, said the bodies of the deceased were
taken away by their cult members to avoid identification and possible
trace by the police, saying the police was investigating the
incident.An official of the Department of State Services, who spoke on
condition of anonymity, said the bloody clash occurred between the
Aiye confraternity and their Akpa rival.The source hinted that the
timely intervention of the police at the scene, however, prevented the
situation from further degeneration as rival groups fled for fear of
being apprehended and identified."It is not possible to ascertain
whether the deceased members and the injured ones were from only one
cult group or from both sides."However, those whose members were
killed ensured that they took their corpsesaway before the arrival of
the Police Anti-cult Squad and Mobile police,'' he said.TheNews Agency
of Nigeriareports that the cause of the clash was yet to be
ascertained by the police, who are still investigation the incident.