Anambra State.
The incident, it was gathered occurred at Idemili-North and Oyi axis of
the state on Friday night.
The reason for the rivalry cult fracas could not be ascertained as of
press time.
A person under anonymity said that five persons were killed during the
clash”
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed
confirmed the incident.
He said the police were on the trail of those involved in the fracas.
Mohammed added that the command’s rapid response team had intervened and
returned normalcy to the area.
He said, “It was a cult clash. They equally shot two others at Ogidi.
Police patrol teams rushed to the scene and took the victims to Iyenu
hospital for medical attention but they were certified dead on arrival.
“The Police are intensifying efforts to apprehend perpetrators in order
to bring them to justice”, the PPRO stated.
Meanwhile, the command has banned the use of vehicles with masked plate
numbers in the state by unauthorised persons.
A statement by the command’s PPRO said such vehicles were used to commit
various crimes in the state.
The statement read in part, “Information at the disposal of the Anambra
State Police Command revealed that unauthorized persons in the state are
using unmarked vehicles or vehicles with covered plate numbers to
perpetrate crimes in the state in order to avoid being detected by the
law enforcement agencies.
“Such acts are not only unlawful but also constitute serious security
threats to the public which if left unchecked could jeopardize the
efforts of the police towards promoting safety and security in the
state which the law enforcement agencies are working assiduously to
sustain.