Several
alleged student cultists have been arrested in Ikere-Ekiti in Ekiti State.
One
person was confirmed dead since the attacks started earlier in the week. But
the cause of the violence was yet to be ascertained as at press time.
No
fewer than 20 suspects have been arrested by the community vigilance group, who
have handed them to the Police.
But
some residents claimed that about five persons have been killed so far with
most of the victims hacked to death in Araromi area of the town.
Security
has been beefed up in the community as Police now conduct stop-and-search on
vehicles coming in and out of the town.
Residents
now go to bed early. Shops, business centres and places of worship now close
early because of the security scare.
The
Police Public Relations Officer, Alberto Adeyemi, in a telephone chat late
yesterday confirmed that one person died in the cult violence.
He
said investigation has commenced into the violence, assuring law-abiding
residents to go about their normal businesses.
But
the Ogoga of Ikere, Oba Adejimi Adu Alagbado, confirmed in a telephone
chat that only one person was killed so far in the clashes.
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