In a supremacy battle between rival cult groups, Black Axe and KKK, in Calabar, Cross River State, a suspected cult leader, known as Daniel One or D1, was fatally hacked to death over the weekend.
According to reports, the victim was a PDP councillorship candidate in Ward 8 for the suspended Cross River council poll, which was scheduled for the last week of March. He met his untimely demise close to his home by Fenton Street in Calabar South council area.
Witnesses disclosed that Daniel was ambushed by three individuals on a tricycle as he was returning home around 8.00 pm and brutally attacked with machetes, resulting in his immediate death. The attackers swiftly fled the scene, as is customary for cult groups in the city to avoid any potential retaliation.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Irene Ugbo, acknowledged the killing and stated that no arrests had been made yet. She mentioned that the anti-cultism team is actively investigating the case.