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One Killed, 29 Arrested As Cultists Clash In Nasarawa
At least 29 people have been arrested over the killing of a man at Masaka in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The Tide source reports that the victim, whose name was given simply as Ibrahim, was said to have met his fate on June 15 during a cult clash.
The spokesman of the Nasarawa State Police Command, Samaila Usman, who confirmed the development, explained that two young men were earlier brought to the Masaka Police Station at about 11:30 p.m. on June 13 with various degrees of injuries.
He said that investigations revealed that the injuries were sustained during a cult clash at Angwan Jaba community in Masaka.
“We were, however, able to disperse them while five of them were arrested at the scene and 24 others arrested later at different locations in the area,” he said.
Mr Usman said that one Hassan later reported at the Masaka Police Station that his cousin, named Ibrahim, was macheted to death at Angwan Tiv.