No fewer than 95 suspected cultists have been arrested by the Edo State Police Command following deadly clashes among members of the Maphites, Eiye, and Aiye confraternities. Sunday PUNCH gathered that members of the three groups had, in the last two weeks, engaged in a supremacy battle, leading to killings, maiming, and the disruption of public peace. The police said …

The Rivers State Police Command said it has arrested one suspect following a clash by rival cult groups at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Iwofe, in Rumulomeni, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that suspected Vikings and Black Axe cult groups were battling for territorial control on the campus, leading to gunshots. The groups, it …

The Kwara State police command has arrested 46 persons in connection with cult clashes in the state. According to the command, rival cult groups clashed at the weekend leading to the death of one person. Police spokesperson Toun Ejire-Adeyemi said: “Suspected cultists attacked and killed one Adelodun Farouq (36), a resident of Eleran compound. He was buried according to Islamic …

A 500-level student of the University of Benin has been reportedly shot dead inside the campus in a renewed war between rival cult groups in the institution. Three other students who were said to have sustained various degrees of injuries during the attack were rushed to the hospital for treatment. A Student Union executive said the incident happened on Friday …