In Awka, the capital of Anambra State, a fight between opposing cult groups purportedly resulted in the deaths of two people.

It was learned that the attack took place on Friday, June 30, 2023, around 11:AM along Zik’s Avenue in Awka, close to the Ukwuoji Bus Stop.

The cultists were alleged to have invaded the area and begun shooting into the air in a struggle for supremacy, though the motive for the attack has not yet been fully determined.

“The hoodlums numbering about five persons invaded the area in a tinted glass vehicle and started shooting into the air and in the process, shot down their victims and thereafter escaped,” an eyewitness narrated

“We were all here when it happened, and immediately they invaded the area, gunshots started going up in the air, two of their members were shot and everyone scampered to safety, and the other cultists used the opportunity to escape,”

Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, did not confirm the killing but admitted that there were shootings in the area.

“There is no information like the killing of anyone before me. But police operatives have intensified patrols within Awka following the sound of gunshots at the Ukwuoji Bus Stop in Awka. Information gathered at the scene from the eyewitnesses showed it is cult-related,” the PPRO stated.