
Six unidentified persons have been killed in Ikere-Ekiti at two separate cult clashes which occurred Saturday night and Sunday morning .
The deceased lost their lives at different locations in the town, said to be the second largest in Ekiti .
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, ASP Sunday Abutu, disclosed that the violence was fallout of a clash between two rival cult groups .
He added that 10 suspects have been arrested in connect with the bloody cult clash caused by rivalry and show of strength.
He confirmed that six persons have lost their lives and their bodies have been deposited in the morgue.
“I can confirm to you that it was a violent cult clash between two rival groups. About six persons have been killed as a result of show of strength between the two nefarious groups.
“We have begun serious operations there by combined forces of the men of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Army, Amotekun corps and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps.
“Those arrested are being kept in our custody and by the time we conclude our investigations, they will be charged to court accordingly,” he added