CULT CLASH IN EKPOMA OVER SUG ELECTION, ONE FEARED KILLED

THERE is tension in the university town of Ekpoma; as one student of Ambrose Alli University was feared dead as a result of clash between suspected cultists believed to be members of Maphites and Black Axe. 
The student was said to have been shot dead as a result of clashes arising from Students Union Government (SUG) elections. A suspected cultist was reported to have taken over the campus gate yesterday evening shooting sporadically into the air, while he was said to have gallantly moved around the campus gate with some of his colleagues.
Battle ready policemen as at yesterday have reportedly taken over the campus gate even as Edo State Police Commissioner, Folunso Adebanjo, confirmed that one person was shot dead and added that about seven persons have been arrested and vowed to crack down on the perpetrators of the violence.
 The Guardian gathered that the crisis was as a result of the battle by rival cult groups in the university to impose their members as leaders of the SUG. Some armed students were said to have started the shooting at about 5pm Friday at the university gate.
The fight was said to have later moved toward the university town as members of the rival cult groups commence house-to-house search of their targets. It was in that process that one student was shot dead.
The shooting continued yesterday prompting the Edo state CP to deploy more policemen to the area.
“I am only aware that one person was killed during the SUG election. But we are investigating the matter, some students have been arrested and we are going to ensure that all those involved in the violence are brought to book. Their action is unacceptable. My men are there right now to ensure law and order and anybody causing crisis will be dealt with,” Adebanjo said yesterday.
Source: Guardian