Four persons were killed on Saturday in Makurdi when rival cult groups clashed in the Benue State capital, this is even as three persons were equally said to have been critically injured in the process.
It was learnt that the clash occurred in three different parts of the metropolis, leading to the hurried closure of business premises around the areas.
It was alleged that the first two persons were killed at Welfare Quarters, while the other two were gunned down at the Commissioners Quarters and Wadata areas.
An eyewitness, who simply identified himself as Kuma at the Commissioners Quarters area, narrated that when he heard the fight, he thought it was a “normal quarrel” until he heard gunshots, forcing residents of the area to flee.
Kuma claimed that he later saw a Police pick-up van that carried a dead body from the scene of the clash.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Austin Ezeani, confirmed the report but said only one person was killed.
He disclosed that two other persons sustained injuries and were being treated at an undisclosed hospital in the town.
Ezeani added that one person was arrested in connection with the clashes.
