Hon Grikpa Bigha, the Deputy Leader of the legislative arm in Warri North Local Government Council, Delta State, has been shot dead by rampaging cultists in the state.
Another person identified simply as Haruna, have also been confirmed to have lost his life during the clash between the cult groups.
NIGERIACRIME gathered that rival cults have recently unleashed mayhem in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of the state, over supremacy.
Residents; both indigenes and non-indigenes have lived in fear since the last few weeks that the rival cult groups resumed their war.
Confirming the development, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, in a text message sent in Warri, said, “Two persons died during the incident.”
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However, there are speculations by residents that no less than seven persons died in the bloody cult clash in the town.
Meanwhile, in protest against the murder of one of its members, Dr. Uyi Iluobe, the Nigerian Medical Association, South-South Zone, has threatened to shut down all hospitals in Delta State.
The late doctor was killed by gunmen who attacked his hospital, Olive Clinic, at Oghareki, in the Ethiope West Local Government Area on New Year’s Eve.
The Chairman, NMA Edo State branch/South-South caucus, Dr Udoka Imoisili, and Secretary, NMA Edo State Branch/South-South Caucus/ZEC, Dr Collins Otoikhila, in a statement threatened to commence a one-week shutdown of hospitals in the state.
The statement read in part, “While we mourn the unfortunate murder of our colleague, we wish to assure all our members in the South-South zone that we shall pursue this case to its logical conclusion. We will not spare anything to ensure that Dr Uyi lluobe and his family get justice.
“While the South-South caucus/zone in conjunction with the Delta State branch of NMA is working hard to unravel the circumstances behind this unwarranted murder of a dutiful medical doctor, the zone strongly condemns this dastardly act and in the interim, resolves as follows:
“That the relevant security agencies step up their efforts to arrest the perpetrators of this heinous crime within five days, after which the South- South caucus may not be able to guarantee the rendering of normal medical services in the entire South-South zone.
“That members of all NMA state branches in the South-South zone should henceforth put on black arm bands throughout this week to mourn our colleague.”