Three die in police, cult duels in C’River

A police officer, Inspector Edet Archibong, was Wednesday night in Calabar South Local Government Area killed when about 50 members of a suspected secret cult engaged a police van on patrol in a gun duel leaving his colleague, Sgt. Awo Obongha, with injuries.

Briefing journalists in Calabar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in the state, Tunde Gbolarumi, explained that around 9.30 pm on Tuesday, suspected cult members engaged in a gun battle with policemen on routine patrol at Nkwa Street, killing Archibong while Obongha sustained bullet wounds and is currently receiving treatment at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH.

According to Gbolarumi, who said he was speaking on behalf of Police commisioner Jimoh Ozy-Oby, the hooligans set the two police patrol vans on fire.

He said on the same day around 9pm, another group of over 50 cult boys engaged the Atakpa Division Patrol men in a serious gun battle along Bogobiri by Queen Duke Junction, with two cult members being killed and one arrested alive during exchange of gunfire.

According to him, an English pistol, two locally-made pistols and two empty cartridges were found in the possession of the cult members.

The police commissioner maintained that eight suspected cultists had been arrested in connection with the crime, stressing that the suspects would soon be charged to court as soon as investigation ends.

The police boss stated that the command would do whatever is necessary, legally, to wipe out all forms of criminality in the state.

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