By Samuel Ogenyi, Uyo
A rival cult clash in Inen community in Oruk Anam council area of Akwa Ibom State has claimed the life of one person and scattered a church service on Sunday leaving scores of others with various degrees of injuries.
It was gathered that trouble started on Saturday afternoon when Inen community leaders gathered at the clan council hall for a solemn Assembly for God to intervene in series of cult related killings that had rocked the area in recent times.
It was gathered that while the prayer session was in progress the cultists invaded Ikot Obio Idang village and killed one person simply identified as ‘Ufot’ and beat others causing the village clan council members to run away for safety.
The suspected cultists were said to have regrouped on Sunday morning and waylaid residents of Ikot Obio Idang village forcing worshippers in an Apostolic Church in the area to dismiss.
According to an eye witness, “the boys returned to the village on Sunday morning after killing ufot and beat a retail shop dealer carting away her goods while two churches namely Qua Iboe Church and Apostolic church members ran away from the church.
” Till now residents of the community have not returned home and we are afraid of staying here. Our women and children have ran away to neighboring villages.”
In a telephone interview , the State Police Public Relations Officer CSP Frederick Nnudam said the state police headquarters have not received any report of the incident but promised to contact the Divisional Police Officer ( DPO) of the area .
” I only work in the metropolis . I have not received the report yet from the DPO of OrukAnam.” Nnudam said .
