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Another life has been claimed in the ongoing cult war between , popularly called Aiye, and their Eiye rivals in Benin city, Edo state.
Crime Diary learnt that the gang clash has resulted in the killing of no fewer than eight persons in the last three days.
The most recent being the killing of a young man, popularly called Africa, yesterday morning at Aifuwa Junction along Upper Sokponba Road in Benin City. He was hacked to death when bullets fired at him did not penetrate his body.
His corpse was deposited at the Central Hospital morgue in Benin City.
Meanwhile, Governor Godwin Obaseki, yesterday evening, condemned the cult-related killings and charged the State Police Command to arrest the trend and bring the culprits to book.
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