Some gunmen, on Sunday morning, reportedly invaded Mgbuodohia community in Rumuolumeni, Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State where eight people were fared dead.
The gunmen reportedly stormed the community in the wee hours of Sunday, April 7, killing eight persons and injuring many others.
Confirming the incident, chairman of the community, Sunny Odum, said the victims were killed in the attack.
Describing the killings and invasion of the community as strange, Odum urged residents to return to their homes.
He also assured that security operatives in the state were already on top of the matter and will track the attackers in no time.
Other sources in the community also said members of the cult group had invaded the community in search of members of their rival cult members.
The members were said to moved from house to house in search of targets (rival cultists) in the area and in the process fished out and killed eight of them.
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It was gathered that the incident caused panic in the area, causing residents to desert the place in fear of reprisal attack.
However, in his reaction to the incident, the spokesperson for the Rivers State police command, Nnamdi Omoni, said three persons were killed in the attack.
Omoni said the police have also made some arrests and that the suspects are helping the police in their investigations. “It was a cult fight and as at the time I got report from Rumuolumeni Police Division today, only three persons were confirmed dead while several others who sustained gun-shot injuries were being treated at different hospitals.
“Some persons have been arrested in connection with the incident and they are helping the Police in their investigations,” Omoni said.
He further urged residents of the community who deserted their homes to return as normalcy have been restored.