Panic broke out Tuesday in Kabong community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State when suspected members of a cult group insisted on the burial of Philip Yakubu, who was killed during a bloody clash between two members of suspected cultist groups.
ViewPointNigeria gathered that the 29-year-old Philip was killed on Saturday Night when two cult groups, Red Axe and the Black Axe, clashed, leaving about 13 persons dead in various locations in Jos, the state capital.
It was gathered that the cultists, who came out in their numbers as early as 8 a.m. to pick the corpse at Bingham University Teaching Hospital Jos, claimed that Philip was there member, and demanded the family to released the corpse to them for burial according to their norms.
The agitation by the cult group, coupled with an attempt to burn Cool Penny Hotel belonging to the gang leader of the rival cult group, drew attention of the Special Task Force (STF) in charge of internal security in Jos and environs to the area.