- Safiu Kehinde
At least two people have been killed with another two abducted in an alleged cult war in Oko, Orumba-l North Local Government Area of Anambra state.
This was confirmed in a statement made available to newsmen in Awka on Friday by the state’s Police Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Tochukwu Ikenga.
According to Ikenga, the suspected “daredevil cultists” started shooting indiscriminately at 8.40pm on Thursday at Total Junction and Tipper Junction in Oko.
He stated that the Joint Security Force, comprising the Police, Army, Navy, Civil Defence and Vigilante operatives had taken over the area.
The PPRO further stated that the joint security team rescued two persons, including a lady, who is currently receiving medical attention in a hospital.
According to him, the police operatives, led by the Area Commander, Aguata, was complemented by the JSF.
He added that an eyewitness account revealed that the armed criminals operated with a motorcycle and a black Lexus 350 SUV without a number plate.
According to the statement, the command has sued for calm, while the operatives are already acting on some clues from the scene and leveraging information from some eyewitnesses for the possible arrest of the suspects.