A 20 year old man identified as Sele-ebi Ware-ebi has been killed by a suspected cultist for putting on his cult red beret cap in Tuomo community, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.
It was learned that Sele-ebi, who hails from Torugbene was stabbed multiple times by his assailant last Friday when he visits the community for church activities with his red beret cap.
Though the suspected cultist was tied to the corpse of the victim before being lynched to death by aggrieved mob from the community to prevent what could lead to communal crisis.
According to a source, “The cultist demanded N5,000 from Sele-ebi for putting on his cult’s coloured beret, failure of which the cultist brought out dagger and stabbed the man to death.
“The beret worn by the victim was meant for church activities before the cultist attacked him.
The source revealed, “A Tuomo guy who is a cultist stopped a Torugbene guy who wore a beret. The cultist asked the Torugbene guy, “Why do you put on this beret? Who are you to put on this beret?
“They argued, but the Torugbene guy said, ‘It is my church beret.
“Then the Tuomo guy demanded N5,000 before he would let the Torugbene guy go. The Torugbene guy said he doesn’t have money. Then, the Tuomo guy brought out a dagger and stabbed the Torugbene guy to death.
“Tuomo Community in retaliation tied their son down, rushed the stabbed victim to hospital. But, unfortunately, the boy died. So they tied their son together with the dead body and was later beaten to death.”
