Morgue Attendant, Receives 36 Corpses With Bullet Due To Cult Clash

Thirty-six people have been reportedly killed in the ongoing cult war between rivalry groups in Benin City, Edo State capital.

ThisDay reports that the bodies arising from the one-month cult war between members of Eiye confraternity and the Black Axe secret cult have been deposited at the Benin Central Hospital mortuary.

A morgue attendant, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said from the hospital’s records, it had received 36 corpses with bullet wounds since the beginning of December.

“I am surprised that the police are saying only six deaths have been recorded. My brother, we are tired. As at the last count, it was 36. The last one that was brought to this morgue was so bad that his skull was opened into two parts, I could not eat when I got home,” the official stated.

Meanwhile, Benin which has become a domain for cultists had always witnessed war between rival groups, but the present lingering cult clash, became aggravated on 2014 Christmas Eve with the reported killing of four persons at different locations in Benin City.

The actual reason for the renewed cult war could not be ascertained as there are two versions to what led to the clash; one account claimed it started over a supremacy battle by some motor park touts, while the other alleged that the bloodletting resulted from the use of an opposing cult symbol by a member of a rival cult group during a birthday party.

It would be recalled that a 33-year-old father of three, Onosaze A Inegbedion, was said to be among the victims of the renewed war between Eiye (Bird) and Aiye (Black Axe) confraternity cult groups in Benin.

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