Cultists stab rival to death at beer parlour in Ebonyi
The deceased, Christopher Egwu, was stabbed to death by one Chukwuemeka Oko at Omakaejali drinking joint in Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state after a heated argument.
An eyewitness, Okoche Eze, told New Telegraph that Oko in anger broke a bottle of beer he was drinking and stabbed Egwu in the stomach, adding that the victim was rushed to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, FETHA, where he was confirmed dead.
The witness further noted that the deceased’s cult group went on a reprisal attack and injured three members of the suspect’s group.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP George Okafor, when contacted, confirmed the incident, saying efforts were on to arrest all the suspects.
He, however, reiterated the readiness of the police to curb cultism in the state.
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