Cult clashes in Warri result in multiple fatalities.

By Jimitota Onoyume, Assistant News Editor

The ongoing cult conflict in Warri, Delta State, continued last night when two young men were shot dead near the 1st Marine Gate area by suspected cultists.

On Tuesday, another two young men were killed near Cemetery Road in the oil‑rich city.

These incidents have heightened tensions, prompting residents to call for an end to the retaliatory actions of the rival cult groups.

The Saturday Vanguard reported that one of the men shot near Cemetery Road was identified as Yemi, who had moved to another area with his parents. However, Yemi, who grew up in the neighborhood, continued to visit friends. “Sadly he was gunned down on Tuesday night. They moved out of the area some time ago, but he was always coming to see his friends,” a source said.

Multiple sources said that on Wednesday afternoon they discovered the body of the second victim, who was shot alongside Yemi on Tuesday night, in a drainage near a church building. “We found the corpse of the second person killed that Tuesday night with Yemi on Wednesday afternoon. We initially thought it was only Yemi that was killed that Tuesday night since that was the only corpse we saw on Tuesday night. But when friends of this guy were not seeing him they kept asking until they found him in the drainage,” the