One person suspected to be a member of a cult group has been arrested by police officers attached to Agbarha B’ division in alleged cult related activities between two brothers from different confraternity in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
The arrested suspect currently being held at the division is said to have sustained injuries during the incident as no life was lost. It was gathered.
Multiple sources from the community disclosed that trouble started over leadership position in their family lands, while another alleged that the fracas was as a result of ‘deve’ collection and who becomes the CSO of the family lands in the community.
Sources alleged that the victims from different cult groups had misunderstanding of who becomes the Chief Security Officer, CSO in their family lands affairs.
“The two brothers, known as Awareness had a misunderstanding with his brother rival Erigga and in the process one male known as Calypso was injured.
“One of the victims had told the leaders of the family that non of them, Awareness and Erigga should be given any position but a neutral person should be appointed.
Immediately one of them made that statement, the other brother had to question his rival’s audacity to reveal his identity.
“The issues generated into fight between two brothers who are from different confraternity and one of the persons, Calypso who is allegedly innocent was injured in the process.
“To calm the situation, police from Agbarha B division, were drafted and one Calypso who was injured arrested and the matter was transferred to Ughelli Area Command.
“Currently the issues has been referred back to Agbarha division and we are on it .”
Though the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Edafe Bright could not be contacted but a security source Ughelli Area Command confirmed the incident.
Effort to contact the president general of Agbarha-Otor community, Chief Joseph Umudjere was not successful as calls to his mobile line were not connected as att he time of this report.
