From Tony John, Port Harcourt
The cult war ravaging the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area (PHALGA), Rivers State, took another dimension on Wednesday night, June 4, as a suspected faction of the Deygbam cult group shot dead Mr Sango, a member of a local vigilance outfit, at Echue Street, Mile 2 area in the state capital.
Daily Sun gathered that the member of the local vigilance group was ambushed along Echue Street at about 10:00 pm, where he was intercepted and shot dead by a rival Deygbam cult group.
Sources disclosed that the deceased was suspected to be a member of one of the houses of the Deygbam cult group engaged in a supremacy battle in Port Harcourt for the last three weeks, despite being a member of the vigilance group.
Also, it was gathered that a young lady who came to visit her brother at the Mile 1 axis of Diobu, Port Harcourt, was reportedly killed by a stray bullet on Wednesday night as the rampaging cultists engaged in a shootout.
The state Police Command has yet to react to the reported cases of cult-related activities.
However, several members of the vigilance outfit, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the killing of their member by suspected cultists.
Recall that last Sunday night, June 1, 2025, a taxi driver identified as Barnabas was shot dead by suspected cultists at his house by Echue Street, Mile 2 Diobu.
The previous Friday, May 30, 2025, factional members of the same cult group took control of the ever-busy Education Bus Stop along Ikwerre Road in the state capital, where they engaged in a shootout for over 15 minutes.
Earlier, a member of one of the Deygbam cult factions, identified as Ishie, was killed at the Railway axis, Mile 1 Diobu, Port Harcourt, on Saturday, May 10.