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Two persons, including an ex-convict, were killed during a clash between two rival cults on Gambia Street, Mile One, Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday.

An eyewitness identified the cults as the Beach Deck of Iceland’ and Castro House of Degbam.

The eyewitness said the Deygbam cult, led by a former member of the rival gang, ambushed the Iceland leader, Precious Adiele.

The source told our correspondent that the hoodlums inflicted several machete cuts on Adiele, leading to his death.

He said,” The Degbam members after hacking their first target to death stormed a building where another member of Bar Beach Iceland cult is believed to be residing.

“When they searched the compound and found out that he (target) was not at home, they set the building on fire.”

He disclosed that an elderly man, who was trapped in the building, was burnt to death.