A 30-year-old man identified as Honest Martin has been beheaded during a cult clash in Bayelsa State on Wednesday.
The PUNCH reported that the incident happened in Sagbama, headquarters of the Sagbama Local Government Area of the state as members of the Bobos, Greenlanders and Icelanders cults engaged in a supremacy battle.
A source said Martin was attacked in his home around 1.45am by the rival cult gang who cut off his head.
Neighbours who heard shouts reportedly woke up in the morning to discover the severed head of the 30-year-old on a stake in the area.
He said, “We gathered that he was shouting, but the guys slit his throat and cut off his head. When we woke up in the morning, we discovered the headless body of the victim.
“Upon further search for the missing head, we discovered it hanged on a pole at the centre of the town. We were later told it was a clear message of war against their rival cult, which the deceased belonged to.”
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Asinim Butswat, said, “On March 9, 2022, around 2am, police operatives were informed that a suspected cultist, Honest Martin, 30, was found outside his house at Sagbama community beheaded by a suspected rival cult. Police operatives took the corpse to St. Luke Mortuary, Sagbama. An investigation is ongoing.”
