Two persons were shot on Saturday morning at Owhase Junction in Udu local government area of Delta state, raising concerns about eruption of yet another cult-related bloodbath in the Urhobo town.
Udu town and other parts of the LGA have seen steady increase in cult-related, which have claimed dozens of lives in recent times.
Residents told newsmen that the actors and victims of Saturday killing were not among known gang members, who are terrorising the area.
The victim hands and legs were tied and they were locked inside the trunk of a Toyota Camry saloon car, which was driven to the Udu roundabout in the early hours of Saturday.
Eye witnesses said the victims were shot in the belly and limbs.
The two victims, believed to be in the mid-to-late 20s, were dressed in black and white jeans and T-shirts.
“I saw Mobile Police wearing red gears, so I walked back to my door-mouth. When suddendly I saw a Toyota Camry with some boys inside. On sighting the policemen, the driver reversed the car.”
“They opened the booth of the car and brought out the first man, he was wearing a white trouser. The rolled him down and lit (shot) him. He was lying face-up.”
“Then, they brought down another one, this one wearing a black jeans and yellow T-shirt. He fell face down, they just pressed the gun on his back and pulled the trigger several times,” a sourced who witnessed the incident said.
While the remains of the second victim was abandoned at the scene, sympathisers rushed the other to the hospital, as he was said to be breathing and speaking after the hoodlums zoomed off from the scene.