There was pandemonium on Wednesday at Eku community in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State following a fierce clash between an anti-cult team and some cultists.
NewsNet Nigeria reliably gathered that the mayhem was triggered by the killing of a yet-to-be-identified young man in the early hours of the day.
Sources familiar with the incident revealed that a shop belonging to a former anti-cult member was on fire Wednesday morning.
A vehicle was also set ablaze and several property destroyed leading to the streets in the community deserted for several hours.
As of 12 noon, the streets were largely deserted as people avoided being arrested or hurt.
Motorists and travellers were apprehensive as they travelled through the community to their destinations.
Some reports say that houses were broken into and that there was shooting throughout Tuesday night.
The Police have reportedly deployed men across the town while an effort is being made to arrest the troublemakers.
It was learnt that trouble started last week from a fracas between two key persons in the community.
One of them whose children are believed to be members of a cult group, reportedly mobilized to launch an attack which was rebuffed leading to an injury that sparked the unrest.
