Residents of Awka, Anambra State capital, were on Tuesday thrown into shock and mourning, following the murder of two unidentified young male adults by suspected gunmen.
Tribune Online gathered that the incident occurred around 11 am along Enugu-Onitsha expressway, close to the NNPC mega petrol station, Awka.
A source revealed that the victims were shot at close range by their assailants before they drove away from the scene in a vehicle that was not immediately identified.
While confirming the incident, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, said the killings was as a result of two rival cult clashes.
He said the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Tony Olofu, had ordered the CPS Division Awka, to commence the investigation.
Meanwhile, the corpses of the unidentified men have been removed from the scene by men of the Police Command.
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