Cultists Behead School Principal, Kill One Other

A school principal and one other person have been brutally murdered in a cult clash.

The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, confirmed the tragic events during a press conference at the police headquarters in Ikot Akpan-Abia, Uyo.

The violent confrontation in the Oron Local Government Area claimed the lives of Paul Eyo and Ekpe, whose deaths have sent shockwaves through the community.

According to reports, Paul Eyo, suspected of being affiliated with one of the involved cults, was killed, while Ekpe, the principal of a high school in Oron and an alleged member of a rival cult, was horrifically beheaded.

Providing details of the incident, Eribo stated, “On 16/10/2024, at about 6:35 am, operatives of the command were alerted of the presence of a corpse with marks of violence on it by the youth leader. He alleged that the dead body is Paul Eyo, male, suspected member of Black Axe from Eyo Abasi, who was given machete cuts on his head leading to his death while one Ekpe, male, from Eyo-Abasi, a suspected member of Vikings cult group was also beheaded.”

The police have swiftly acted on credible intelligence, leading to the arrest of three suspects believed to be connected to the killings.

Eribo elaborated, “At about 12:15 pm, based on credible intelligence received in Abiak Owo Ebughu in Mbo LGA, where it was believed the gangsters that killed Paul Eyo earlier that morning came from, Mfon Etim Uzoma, Robert Effiong Etim, and Malachi Williams Ubokulo, were all arrested at a ravine in the village.”