The police in Akwa Ibom State have confirmed the killing of one person and the arrest of two in a suspected clash between the Black Axe Confraternity and the Klansmen Confraternity.
The cult clash occurred in Eket Local Government Area of the state.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP MacDon Odiko, who made the disclosure in Eket, yesterday, said: “We have received a report of the cult incident from Eket and we can confirm the death of one person and two arrests.”
Odiko said the state Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara, had ordered a thorough investigation into the matter.
“Let those who are perpetrating this act get it very clear.
“The CP has directed that those involved, as well as their sponsors, be fished out.
“Cultism cannot be allowed to thrive in the state. The CP is not happy about it,” the spokesperson said.