Thirty suspected cultists attacked and injured at least five people at Obosi community in Idemili North local government area of Anambra state.
The cultists allegedly went on rampage after two of their members had been arrested by the police.
Vanguard reports that the first victim of the cult group was Ezeugo Zion, the chairman of Obosi Land Management Council. The suspects attacked the man near his office, beat him up and macheted his skull. The rampaging cultists reportedly wounded four other victims who were with Zion.
All the victims were rushed to a nearby hospital where they are currently receiving medical treatment.
Zio, who spoke with journalists from his hospital bed, said:
“Just because I am not their member and I was picked as the chairman of Obosi Land Management Council, the cultists numbering about 30, who have continued to terrorize our community, stormed my office to kill me and they succeeded in cutting my head with a machete.”
“God was so kind, they could not kill me because my land committee members prevented those that were butchering me and four of them were equally injured in the process. I managed to call the police.”
Zio accused a community leader, a retired assistant inspector-general of police and some wealthy people of sponsoring the cultists. He further added that two of them were arrested with the concerted effort of the local vigilante group led by Arthur Ilongwu and the Special Anti-Cult Squad.
Recalling the cruel attack, another victim, Chukwudi Ilobi, said:
“The cult group members are from 22 fraternity. They hit me with a club on my mouth when I was defending our chairman.
“What they are planning is to frustrate Ofala festival of His Royal Highness, Igwe Chidubem Iweka and possibly dethrone him and install their member as Igwe.”
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