Two persons including a pregnant woman were on Tuesday killed by suspected rival cult groups warring themselves in Agbor community of Delta State.
It was gathered that the cultists caused panic down the spine of residents of the community when they killed and dumped their victims’ corpses along the road side.
The police was said to have apprehended some of the cultists but set them free following the intervention of some highly placed persons.
One of the victims, a pregnant woman who sells garri, was on the fateful day she was attacked said to have been stranded.
According to a Police sources at the divisional police station, two persons have been arrested while efforts have been intensified to roundup the other cult members who committed the crime.
The corpses of the deceased have been deposited at the Agbor General Hospital mortuary.
Meanwhile, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Celestina Kalu, said she is not aware of any such incident.
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