Beyond the Headlines
Gunmen suspected to be cultists have killed and beheaded the commander of a disbanded local vigilante group codenamed OSPAC in Umudioga, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. The vigilante commander identified as Alex Uwazuruike was killed on Tuesday night by the gunmen who stormed the community, even as his corpse was dismembered and burnt […]
A man believed to be an informant for Ondo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps has been killed by suspected cultists. The incident occurred on Friday evening at Oke Agunla in Ondo town. Another youth, Seun Akinsiku aka Shewen, was also reportedly killed. It was gathered the killings resulted from a clash between vigilance groups […]
By Bassey Anthony, Uyo Two persons were reportedly killed when suspected cultists sacked Udianga Enem community in Etim Ekpo local government area of Akwa Ibom state. The village head, Chief Mendie Josiah Udoekoriko, our correspondent gathered, also fled due to the renewed war between Iceland and Debam cult groups. The Nation reports suspected cultists killed […]
There is a rising panic in the Koluama community of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State following the killing of the Clan Chairman of the Movement for the Survival of the Ijaw Ethnic Nationality (MOSIEND) by gunmen suspected to be cultists on Sunday. The deceased MOSIEND Chairman in Koluama Clan, simply identified as […]
Three members of a cult group have been arrested in Ogun State for forcing an unwilling person to join their cult group. The suspects according to a statement signed Saturday by the spokesperson, Ogun State Police Command Abimbola Oyeyemi were arrested on Thursday, July 8, following a report lodged at Igbesa divisional headquarters. Celestine Oyebuchi […]
To in schools, Governor Udom Emmanuel has banned schoolchildren older than 12 years old from being admitted into secondary schools in Akwa Ibom. The directive is contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ini Ememobong, at the end of the State Executive Council meeting in Uyo. “Investigation has revealed that the […]
Gunmen suspected to be members of a rival cult group, on Saturday, shot dead a member of a vigilante group in Benin. The killers were said to have trailed their victim who was simply identified as Endurance from his house in uptown Benin to a Lotto Betting shop at Ologbotsere Street, off Benin Technical College […]
There is palpable fear in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital, as suspected cultists have issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the principal of Uyo High School, Mr. Michael Iwok for him to recall their suspended members back to school. As a warning, some fetish objects such as fresh pepper, palm oil droplets, peeled cooked egg, […]
Renewed cult clashes in Eket, Akwa Ibom, has claimed the lives of three persons. A source in Eket, who pleaded anonymity, told NAN on Wednesday that the incident occurred on June 21 at a popular area called Idung Afianwe in Eket. He said the killing of the trio resulted from a fight between two rival […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission will this week meet heads of security agencies as part of moves to end attacks on its offices in some parts of the country. The PUNCH on Monday gathered that the meeting with security chiefs would be held after the commission’s meeting with its resident electoral commissioners on Wednesday. A […]
