Between the Baggars and Klans confraternities began last Tuesday, June 7 along Palm street where a strike team of Mafians attacked and killed a member of the Baggars gang along palm street with his skull carved open with a machete. About 19 people have been killed following cult clashes in Calabar. Sources reveal that there were slashes along the deceased’s stomach and arms which infuriated his colleagues who later carried out a reprisal attack with at least two mafians gunned down in Goldie and Yellow Duke street axis of Calabar South on Wednesday, June 8. The killings continued Thursday, June 9, as 3 more were gunned down at Mbukpa, with 2 happening close to the Mbukpa market, 1 at Umo Orok near New Airport road and Bedwell, all before noon while a source said one more
was killed at an undisclosed location around 9pm. Another killing occurred later in the day along Palm Street by Mayne Avenue and 1 more was gunned down along White-House street also known as Dan Archibong street, close to Nyong Edem street on Friday morning between 7:30am and 8am.
According to sources, some Baggars on Thursday, converged at the CRUTECH pavilion to plan an attack on selected targets in school only for a combine team of the State Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) and Operation Skolombo in about 6 siren blaring vans chased them away following a distress call from the school security network as no fewer than 3 CRUTECH students have been lost to the ‘wars’.
One other person was said to have been killed at Etta-Agbor by Akim. He was said to have been axed badly around the chest region and left to die. The Breaking Times reports that shops in CRUTECH and around Ekpo Abasi yellow Duke, Atakpa, New Airport, Watt market, Bedwell, Egerton, Beach market, Calabar road, Mayne Avenue, Goldie and other major places in Calabar now close earlier than usual to avert ‘eventualities’. The fight according to reliable sources say the rivalry is for supremacy as to who controls ticketing for tricycles (keke) in major points in Calabar South. These comes on the heels of similar killings due to a war between Klans confraternity and the Baggars where a suspected gangster in Calabar, Friday, last week was gunned down at Marian close to Effanga Mkpa street, with sources saying it happened in the middle of peace talks between warring gangs.
The alleged gangster, unknown, according to sources, is said to be a victim of a precedent set during the early 2000’s following the Chaka Zulu’s war which saw the gunning down of two Vikings members at the entrance to the venue of the peace talk to confirm whether they were truly prepared for it. The war has been ongoing amidst serious armed robbery as a gang of five, last week Friday between the hours of 9 and 10 pm stormed Ekpo Abasi
junction in a Volkswagen Golf car parked at a church, “Warriors Camp” a few metres away from the junction and began robbing shop to shop unknown to many until they fired a shot into the air which caused momentary
pandemonium.
After the initial commotion, the Vigilante group in the axis and other strong hearted individuals mobilized and approached the robbers who jumped into their vehicle and sped off. Egerton, Ewa Ekeng, Inyang Ekeng, Hawkins, Mayne Avenue, Mount Zion, Orok, Ekpo Abasi are among streets being robbed daily between the hours of 8pm downwards.
To confirm what the Police are doing to restore peace and order, ASP John Eluu, spokesman for the Cross River Police Headquarters was called and he said: “We have arrested one suspect for the killer of the guy killed at Palm Street, I don’t know of other killings in the area let me call the Atakpa DPO for briefing” . In a related development, officers of the Nigerian army have killed five cultists who engaged them in a fierce gun battle on Sunday, June 12, The Punch reports.
The cult members who were reportedly members of the Icelander cult were
said to have been trailed to their hideout in Obelle, a community in Emohua
local government area of Rivers state, and gunned down during a gun duel.
Following the incident, five people who had been kidnapped by the same
cultists on Friday around Elele Town in Ikwerre LG area of the state, were
able to regain their freedom.
According to a source in the embattled community, when the soldiers entered
the community in search of the cultists who fled Ibaa community to build a
new camp in Obelle, the fraternity members were said to have opened fire on
the military men but they (soldiers) had to call for reinforcement before going
after the hoodlums.
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