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| Obode Marvelous |
The
Edo state police command has said that they have made several arrests
over the weekend in Ekpoma Edo state, over the clash between two cult
groups in Esan West local government area of Edo state, the cult
groups claims one of the student of Ambrose Alli University in Edo
state.
Renewed cult clashes have claimed one lives over the last weeks in the state own institution Edo state.
For
reasons that are unclear some rival cult groups went about hunting down
perceived enemies and shattering what looked like a respite in cult war
in Ujemen Area of Ekpoma.
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A 400 level Engineering student of the state-owned Ambrose Alli
University, AAU, Ekpoma, Thomas Ehijie believed to be the leader of one
of the cult groups in the institution was allegedly gunned down in a
popular hotel within the University town of Ekpoma, on the 16th
December 2016.
He
was said to have been tricked into dislodging his aides who served as
defense to him and lured to the hotel where he was shot to death at
close range according to the police report.
This
incident lead to the other group of cult rival hurting the close fellow
enemies on the 31st December 2016,according to the tip gotten by the
police that the earlier killing of a 200 hundred level student Mr Osaro
omon, age 26 the police have been investigated this issue which some
suspects were arrested.
Also,
a musician know as (DJ) simply identified as Marvelous Obode, popular
know as (DJ) Oma, was reportedly declared wanted by the Ekpoma Division
of the Nigeria police, command.
According
to the police (DJ) Oma, been one of the master of rival cult groups in
Ekpoma, according to the police they got an information from residents
in the area, as 16.30 in the evening of 31st December 2016, that a cult
group was celebrating their end of the year part in the ujemen, Axis of
the University town Ekpoma, the police quickly mobilized her men into
the resident on getting there, the environment has been hit up by the
two rival cults who was fighting for supremacy and killing of one of
there member in the area, the police made arrest of some of the
sunspected cultists but alot of them manage to escaped arrests, the
police arrest a total of 17th suspect in the event, those who was
earlier arrested are, Emmanuel Oboh, sanusi Amani, Marcus Saddoh, John
Eboh, Aburekehen Ebikede, Ese Imudia, Odigie Ejemen, Odalomeiye Purity.
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| Jonathan Imudia |
Others are Ewoghe Oyafoh, Moses ORiRi, Osezoya Martins, Esele Ateso,
Noredia Udo, Osolease Izogie, Esebor Abe, Lucky Adu, and Akhigbe
Akuegbe.
Efforts
to reach the Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr. Edward
Aihevba, were unsuccessful as he neither picked up his calls nor
responded to a text messages sent to his mobile number.
But it was gathered that students of the institution had been living in fear since the incident occurred.
Some
of them living outside the campus were said to have fled their hostels
for the fear of a reprisal as they prepared to write their examinations.
A
student, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, stated, “I heard
about it (incident). People are afraid to leave the campus, especially
as we prepare for our exams which will begin very soon.
Earlier report said that some students have been running from the school area to avoid been killed by the ongoing cult war.
On
the 4th of January the police made again an arrest of a total number of
3 individuals, who escaped an arrest in the premise where the clash was
set to carry out, they include James Ordia, Isi Osemudiamhen, and Hope
Ehizogie. some managed to escape.
Speaking
with news men in Esan North East local government area of Uromi, Edo
state the police spoke man issa Alli, said that they mobilized to the
marvelous residents of Mr Obode, but managed to escape from arrest.
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| Adeyemi |
On
the 6th January the police in a statement in Benin City while parading
the earlier arrested suspects, said that having been search the
residents of the fleeing suspects, the command compris a total of 3
persons, who are into hidden, which two are students of Ambrose Alli
University Ekpoma, Mr Jonathan Imudia Age 27th From Benue state, Mr Ade
Femi Age 23th, from Ekiti state, the said (DJ) Mr obode Marvelous,From
Esan North local government area Uromi Edo state, who is one of the
major actor in the event, has still been on the run.
The
police command further states that the above persons and names which
the police has declared wanted argue well meaning Nigerias to report
this individuals to the nearest police station or any other sister
security agency in the country for arrest and persecution.
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