Five people were killed in a clash of two rival cult groups at Abuja Estate in the Ahoada East Local Government Area in Rivers State.

Police say that two rival cult groups, the Greenlanders and the Icelanders, engaged in a struggle for supremacy early Sunday morning, November 6. This resulted in five deaths.

The cause of the clash is not yet known, but residents claimed that there was heavy shooting for over 2 hours and people ran for their lives.

SP Grace Iringe Kooko, Rivers State Police Command Public Relation Officer, confirmed the story. SP Koko stated that five people died in the incident. According to the police spokesperson, the state Police Command's tactical unit was deployed in the area to restore order.

She said, "In what appeared to be a fight for supremacy, five persons were reportedly killed.

"The names of the deceased persons include Chukwuemeka Kingsley, 36, and Chibuike Thankgod, 28. Three other corpses have yet to be identified.

"Meanwhile, tactical patrol teams have been mobilised to the area to restore normalcy and investigation into the incident is in progress."