At Agudama-Epie community in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, 30-year old Darlington Watson was stoned to death following the ongoing cult war between the Greenlanders and Bobous.

Following the reports of an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity, Darlington, a member of the Greenlanders cult group, was dragged out of a moving tricycle and he was stoned to death by the rival group.

“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 witness said.

On the other hand, Me. Musa Mohammed, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident and said investigation had been launched to apprehend the suspected killers.

“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,” Mr. Mohammed said.

Furthermore, Mr. Mohammed advised young people to do something better with their lives and leave cultism.

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