A suspected leader of the Bobos cult group, Olotu Wanemi Omubo, has been shot dead by gunmen said to be members of a rival gang in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital.
It was gathered that some members of a rival cult gang trailed the deceased to the residence of a female friend at Goodnews Street, along Azikoro town at about 9pm on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Upon sighting their target, the assailants reportedly opened fire on him three times at close range.
Sources added that the assailants hurled stones at the corpse of Omubo after the shooting to confirm his d3ath before fleeing the scene.
Security sources who confirmed the incident to Leadership newspaper, said that the k!lling was a follow up to the lingering battle between rival cult groups in the state
Concerned observers have warned residents to avoid night movement and unnecessary social gatherings, fearing reprisal attacks from the Bobos cult group.
“There would be more killings if the police and the state government failed to intervene. Innocent persons were k!lled at Swali when they did not see the cult boys”, a resident from Azikoro said.
Spokesperson for the State Police Command, DSP Musa Mohammed confirmed that police have received the report of the killing of one person along Azikoro town but awaiting full details on the incident.
