in Calabar in the last two days in gun
shootout between two rival cult groups, the
Vikings Confraternity and KK group.
One of those killed was a 40 year old
traditional chief in the Efut Esighi kingdom in
Bakassi LGA whose name was given as Etim
while he was taking his bath right in his house
at Nqu Street, near the Palace of Obong of
Calabar. An eye witness, Andem Ekpenyong
Effiom who gave graphic account of the
incident said the titled chief was believed to
have been traced from Bakassi a day before but
was shot yesterday night at about
7pm.Continue Below..
He said that there was shooting in the area in
the past days thereby making residents of the
area to flee or lock themselves inside their
homes.
"Although there has been rival cult clashes in
the neighbourhood between dreaded Vikings
and KK boys who were extorting money from
commercial motorcyclists in the area, forcing
people in this area to live in fear, yet we suspect
that assassins or cult boys were sent after those
killed including the Efut chief".
"Yesterday night's shooting was particularly
scary. The gunmen began to shoot at about
7.30pm and did not stop until about 10pm", he
said.
An official in the Obong's palace who craved
anonymity said the shooting has caused panic
but that the Etuboms' council was believed to
have contacted the police.
Commissioner of police in the state, Kola
Shodipo who sent his men to evacuate the
corpses, has ordered take over of the area by
his men.
He has also ordered the Mbukpa and Atakpa
Divisional Police Officers in Calabar to
immediately conduct investigation into the
cause of the shooting.
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