Scores of people were reported to have been killed in Enugu when suspected gunmen and combined security agents clashed on Monday.

This was as four persons were reported to have been killed in a fresh cult war that broke out also on Monday .

A security source told our correspondent on Tuesday that the bloody clash took place along Enugu-Port-Harcourt Expressway, between Nenwe junction and Aki Na Ukwa junction, in the Awgu Local Government Area of the state when the gunmen suspected to have been behind the attack on military checkpoint in Afikpo where ambushed by combined security operatives along Port-Harcourt road and engaged them.

Number of casualties could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report, but sources said that 10 persons, including security operatives were killed and an undisclosed number sustained varying degrees of injury.

When the state commissioner of police, Mohammed Aliyu was contacted on telephone, he did not confirm or denied the clashes.

He said, “Please my brother I am in meeting.”

In another development, four people were reported to have been killed in some parts of the state in renewed cult war.

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It was gathered that the fresh cult war was between Black Axe and Supreme Vikings Confraternity over unknown problem.

Two persons were gunned down around Church Road, Ogui axis and other two were said to have been killed in New Haven and Garrik axis of the state.

The State Command of the Nigerian Police Force, confirmed the incident, adding that police has commenced a manhunt for those that killed two men in Enugu metropolis,on Monday evening