Five killed by suspected cultists in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State

Map of Nigeria showing Bayelsa State

On 6 November, gunmen suspected to be members of a cult, killed five persons and injured many others in Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State.

Local sources say the youthful gunmen stormed a relaxation joint, Phil Collins Bar, in Edepie, a suburb of Yenagoa. The youths, who came in a black Mercedes Benz car at about 8.10pm, were apparently on the trail of a particular person.

As soon as they identified their target, they shot him to death instantly. However, their stray bullets hit and killed four other persons, while several others sustained serious injuries amidst the stampede that ensued. The attackers reportedly made away with the corpse of their primary victim.

Once alerted, a police patrol team raced to the scene, but the killers had already fled by the time it arrived. The policemen reportedly took the bodies of the other four victims to the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre in Yenagoa. Police authorities said their men have already commenced investigation of the incident.