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“Youths are dying everyday in Benin” – Man says as he shares video of two men killed in renewed cult war in Edo

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11 months ago

January 23, 2024

A Nigerian man, Lawrence Okoro, has posted a video of two of the three men killed in a renewed cult clash in Benin City, the Edo State capital on Sunday night, January 21, 2024.

Two of the latest victims identified as Denco and Ariba were killed at a drinking parlour at Igun junction by Igbesanmwan and Oza street off Sokponba Road in Benin.

Recall that no fewer than 30 people including a journalist with the Independent Radio and Television Station and vigilante heads were killed during a bloody cult war between members of the Black Axe and their rival Supreme Eiye Confraternities that characterized the last yuletide season in Benin.

he wrote.

“Cultism: Youths are dying everyday in Benin due to consistent Cult killings. We ain’t talking about it enough and govt has to do something to put an end to it,”