By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
Residents of Ekpan community in Uvwie Local government area near Warri in Delta State have been thrown into mourning as some gunmen in a Toyota Highlander opened fire randomly around the busy area of Ekpan in the wee hours of Christmas day.
DSP Bright Edafe, Spokesman of the Delta State Police Command who confirmed the tragic incident to journalists clarified that two persons died on the spot while two others died later on Monday at the hospital where they were rushed to for gunshot wounds.
Unconfirmed sources said the attack might have been a reprisal one from a cult war.
The Police spokesman stated that the Command was not aware of any cult clashes predating the random shooting.
“We are not aware of any cult war in Ekpan. It was random shooting by some gunmen in a Toyota Highlander. Two persons died on the spot while another two died today.”
Meanwhile, the Delta State Police Command has detailed undercover and uniform policemen to the exact spot and within the Ekpan community to forestall breakdown of law and order.
