Tension heightens as 30-year-old Cult member was stoned to death
Tension heightens as 30-year-old Cult member was stoned to death
A 30-year-old man, Darlington Watson, was brutally stoned to death on Wednesday evening by rival cult members in the Agudama-Epie community of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
This incident comes amid an escalating cult war between the Greenlanders and Bobous factions.
Reports indicate that Darlington, a member of the Greenlanders cult, was forcibly dragged out of a moving tricycle by members of the opposing Bobous group before being viciously stoned to death.
The violent incident is part of an ongoing deadly conflict between the two groups, which has led to multiple casualties as they battle for control of the new transport terminal in the Igbogene community, located on the outskirts of Yenagoa. The ongoing cult war continues to claim lives as both factions fight for dominance in the area.
An eyewitness, who refused to identify himself for security reasons, said, “The boy was in a tricycle (keke) when suspected members of a rival cult group stopped the vehicle, dragged him out, and brutally assaulted him with sticks and stones until he succumbed to his injuries and gave up the ghost.
“The incident occurred around 5:15 pm on Wednesday, opposite one of the Pentecostal churches at Agudama-Epie in Yenagoa.”
The eyewitness reported that the family of the deceased had already removed the body for burial by the time a police patrol team arrived at the scene, with the assailants having fled.
Bayelsa State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Musa Mohammed, confirmed the incident on Thursday and stated that investigations were underway to track down those responsible for the brutal killing.
Mohammed also issued a strong warning to young people, urging them to refrain from joining cults or engaging in any criminal activities.
His words: “Information at my disposal has it that yesterday (Wednesday) at about 1900 hours, the Divisional Police Officer led the patrol team to the area.
“Bobous and Greenlander cult groups were clashing at Agudama-Epie. In the process, one Darlington Walson, a 30-year-old from the community and a member of the Greenlander group, as well, was inflicted with machete cuts and stoned to death by the rival group.
“On arrival at the scene, the family of the deceased had evacuated the corpse for burial. Investigation has been intensified to apprehend the suspects involved in the killing.”
