Renewed cult clashes in Eket, Akwa Ibom, has claimed the lives of three persons.
According to an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity, 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 groups – Axe Confraternity and Klans over a girl at a popular spot at Afaha Ukwa Street, Eket.
The source, who claims to be a member of one of the groups said: “the fracas started on Monday, June 21 and we lost a vibrant young man.
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“We all know the clubhouse at Afaha Uqua, where they sell all sorts of hard and contraband drugs and where those loose girls hang around.
“All the wars in Eket starts from there and it’s high time the government shuts the place to stop all these cult wars in Eket.’’
According to him, one Klans cult member and two Axe cult members have so far been killed in the renewed cult war.
