{"id":160482,"date":"2025-04-26T22:57:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T21:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tension-in-delta-community-as-rival-cult-groups-clash"},"modified":"2025-04-28T18:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:54:18","slug":"tension-in-delta-community-as-rival-cult-groups-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/tension-in-delta-community-as-rival-cult-groups-clash","title":{"rendered":"Tension in Delta community as rival cult groups clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>There\u2019s serious tension in Umunede Community, Delta State as rival cult groups, Eiye and Vikings clashed leaving one Wisdom dead.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased is a younger brother to a member of Eiye Confraternity that killed him, DAILY POST can report.<\/p>\n<p>It was learnt that trouble started at the Umunede festival when two suspected cultists who are members of Eiye and Vikings Confraternities had a misunderstanding and it led to serious argument and fighting.<\/p>\n<p>The incident led to series of attacks of members of Eiye members. However,members of Eiye staged a reprisal attack wherein the said Wisdom.<\/p>\n<p>The incident has left residents and indigenes in fear.<\/p>\n<p>The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe is yet to pick phone call as well as reply to text and WhatsApp messages sent to him for confirmation of the report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. There\u2019s serious tension in Umunede Community, Delta State as rival cult groups, Eiye and Vikings clashed leaving one Wisdom dead. The deceased is a younger brother to a member of Eiye Confraternity that killed him, DAILY POST can report. 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