Thursday, June 4, 2026

The Sun Nigeria

Cultists kill 3 in Rivers

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Tony John, Port Harcourt

Suspected cultists have killed at least three persons  when they invaded Ibaa community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Daily Sun gathered that the gunmen alleged to be Iceland cult group, had stormed the community in the wake of Monday in an attack supposed to be reprisal and killed the said number of persons.

It was further gathered that their rival cult group in the area, Deygbam, had recently sacked them (the Icelanders) from the community and that  the Icelanders have been in the trying to regain the community.

A community source noted that the three victims  were innocent persons, adding that the invaders might have gunned them down to cause scare in the area.

The source said, “Iceland boys invaded our community, on Monday, and killed three innocent persons. The community is in fear as we talk now.

“The boys came this morning. They started shooting around 7a.m. They killed Friday Nsirim, while he was on the road because he was an Okada. They also killed a hunter at Omuobizu area of Ibaa.

“They later killed pastor of a church called ‘Teke’. They said he made charm for the Deygbam boys. We are calling on security operatives and Governor of the state to intervene in the killings in our community.”