Three persons, including a footballer, were reportedly shot dead on Thursday night in Benin City, in a cult war between rival groups.
The footballer who’s name was given as Uzama Douglas, was a former member of the Nigeria Golden Eaglets and a defender with Gombe United football club.
The victims who were taken to the Benin Central Hospital at about 8 p.m., were said to have been pronounced dead on arrival.
A close friend of the late footballer who pleaded not to be named, said the deceased went out with friends when he was shot.
“He went out with friends when some cult boys carried out an attack on them. He was shot and that was it. The killers fled and left my friend in cold blood,” he said.
In another incident, an Engineering student of the Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Solomon Onorunu, was shot by a four-man robbery…
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