Traders plying Okehi/Eberi Road in Etche and Omuma local government areas of Rivers state are scared of plying the route because of the heavy cult activities in the area.
Some of the traders who normally take the route to Aba in Abia State for their business activities recounted their terrible experiences to The Tide, yesterday.
Clement Agbara told our reporter that he was recently attacked by the cult boys who operate freely on the route.
“They are not only involved in killing their opponents but they stop vehicles especially commercial cyclists and rob people of their wares and money,” he said.
He said that the cultists have scared off many people from taking the road which is the shortest route to  Aba.
Chief Nwaiwu Ibezim said some innocent operators had been shot dead while plying the route especially in the evenings.
“I have not taken that route to Aba in the past one month because I don’t want to die yet,” Ibezim said.
Another respondent, Mr Chidi Ogbonna who is a commercial bus driver said since the cult regime most of the drivers have shunned the route because of the high rate of cult clashes and robbery.
He said commercial drivers now take Ulakwo/Odagwa route to Aba.
The Tide gathered that Okehi and Obibi were among Etche towns where several killings occurred as armed youths unleashed mayhem in their battle for supremacy.

Chris Oluoh