A suspected cultist identified as Kanu has been allegedly shot dead by a rival cult group on Sunday Afternoon Kanu at Iwo Road, Ibadan, Oyo State.

It was gathered that some rival cultists who stormed the area in the afternoon were allegedly hunting one another over an issue yet to be identified.

It was also gathered that at about 3 p.m most of the shop owners, commercial motorcyclists and passengers scampered for safety when gunshots were fired repeatedly by the suspected cultists.

The development, according to him stired panic among pedestrians but also forced the area to be deserted earlier than expected.

Report has it that though no security operatives arrived early when the clash was obvious but normalcy had yet to be restored following the presence of police operatives in the area