Cultists Kill, Behead Rival Member in Anambra Market

David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka

Suspected cultists yesterday reportedly killed a member of a rival cult in the Eke Awka market, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The incident happened in the morning as traders were opening their shops for the day business, a source said.

The source alleged that the slain man identified as Igwe Omeli, was also a notorious cultist, who was always used by the leadership of the market to collect toll.

According to the source, “He was hacked down in the market around 7a.m. yesterday. He sighted members of the rival cult, and made efforts to escape and also alert his gang members, but he was not lucky.

“His head was cut off, including his manhood, and his assailants took them away, leaving the trunk lying in a line in the market.”

The spokesperson for Anambra State Police Command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed the incident, saying operatives of the Command have been dispatched to the scene for investigation.

THISDAY learnt that the incident caused traders who had come out for their businesses to hurriedly shut down their shops for fear of reprisal by the rival group.