A reprisal clash by two rival cult groups has claimed the life of 28-year-old Victor Namabebe, along the Amarata suburb of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.
DAILY POST gathered that the fierce rivalry which was between the Greenlanders and the Bobos cult groups on Tuesday night broke out and led to the killing.
A resident of the area said the victim stormed the Amarata/Ebis Mechanic area with some group of boys suspected to be members of the Greenlanders against a member of Bobos who had allegedly crossed them.
He also mentioned that the rival cult groups had a field day of gunshots and the use of dangerous weapons.
Some residents who were trapped at various viewing centres at around 8pm for the Champions League matches, scampered home for safety.
The victim was reported to have been left in his own pool of blood with various degrees of head injuries.
Sources told DAILY POST that the suspected cult groups domicile along the Apex Academy road, OMPADEC, Ebi Mechanic and Amarata end of the State capital are on red alert for more reprisal attacks over the death of the victim.
Contacted on the development, the spokesman of the Bayelsa Police Command, Musa Mohammed confirmed the development and said the corpse of the deceased has been deposited at the morgue.
According to him, “At about 9pm, one Chief Emmanuel Namabebe reported at the A Division of the Nigerian Police that his 28 years old son, Victor Namabebe, was found dead at Amarata area of the State capital.”
“Police personnel from the A Division mobilised to the area and found the victim. Upon examination, he was found with various grievous injuries on the head”