The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the killing of twompersons in Choba axis of Port Harcourt.
Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni, said the Police have identified the victims as members of the dreaded Deygbam cult group.
Omoni said an investigation into the incident and hunt for the killers have commenced, adding that no arrest has been made, but that normalcy has returned to the area.
Omoni said: “This morning (yesterday) the Command was greeted with the news that two bodies were beheaded in Choba. When men of the Choba Division got to the scene of the incident, they saw the two heads and information from the locals there led us to where we recovered the bodies.
“Immediately, our men took the bodies to the mortuary. As we speak, we have been able to identify one of the corpses.
“Information on the ground has it that members of the Icelander attacked members of Deygbam cult and killed them.
“Those ones that were killed were also members of a secret cult. Their fight for supremacy led to the two deaths recorded.”
Also, the Youth Chairman of Choba community, Francis Ihunda, said: “Choba people woke up this morning (yesterday) to discover two heads at SDA Junction. It was difficult identifying the victims since their heads were removed from their bodies.”
He confirmed that Police have picked the heads and the bodies for further investigation, and called on the security operatives to redouble efforts to put an end to senseless killings in the community.
