By Ifeizu Joe
Cult killings have persisted in Awka, Anambra State, with the killing of a tricycle operator on Sunday morning.
Though the identity of the deceased was not ascertained, but sources said he was an indigene of Kogi State, who also works as a tricycle owner and operator.
Our source said: “The cultists stormed his house in Ifite area of Awka on Sunday morning. His brother who accosted the gunmen as they entered the compound was ignored as he tried to ask their mission in the compound.
“They moved straight into his room and shot him several times while he is still in his bed. They shattered his brain and left without any confrontation.
“Some of our brothers said that just on Saturday, a day before his death, he traced a youth who was riding his Keke for him, without remitting money and seized it.”
The source who claims to hail from same Kogi State said: “Immediately after the incident, the brothers quickly chattered a vehicle to take him to his state.
“The victim is a Muslim, and I can tell you that by now, they have already buried him as his religion stipulates.”
As at the time of filing this report, the state police command was yet to respond to inquiries on the incident.
Cult killings have remained on the rise in Awka, with many senior security personnel lamenting over the involvement of many prominent personalities in the town.
A police chief said: “Once you arrest a cultist, the next minute, you begin to receive calls from very important people for their release. It is disheartening.”
