A signing out celebration of students of Auchi Polytechnic, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, has reportedly turned tragic with two persons feared killed.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, following the successful completion of the last examination paper of a suspected cult leader in the school.
It was gathered that a party was held at a popular hotel, where a rival confraternity group, was also said to be celebrating the signing out of some members.
Both cult groups, Movement and Eiye, were said to have fired gunshots into the air as they exchanged banters.
The celebration mood however took a twist after shots fired into the air hit and damaged a rival member ML Mercedes Benz SUV.
A witness who simply identified himself as Omorowa said: “The colleagues of the member whose car was hit by bullet, became enraged alleging that the shot was targeted at them.
”Though the other group claimed no one was in the said car, but the development led to confrontation between Eiye and the movement, otherwise known as Aye.”
It was gathered that as the disagreement boiled over, a colleague of the member whose car was damaged, used a car to run over a member of the rival group, leading to the death one persons.
Sources ources also confirmed that another person was also shot dead in the ensuing chaos.
The State Police Command Spokesman, CSP Moses Yamu, who confirmed the incident, however said only one person was killed.
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