A suspected leader of the Vikings Confraternity in Edo State has reportedly been killed in a violent power tussle.
Naijaonpoint learnt that the cultist was shot dead during a clash allegedly orchestrated by rival factional members on Monday, December 15, 2025, along the Benin–Agbor Road.
A source who spoke to Daily Post described the incident as a bloody overthrow, stressing that the group had been plunged into crisis following its last national election, during which a candidate was allegedly imposed.
“The attackers may have intended to remove the leader without bloodshed, but once gunshots are fired, anything can happen,” he said.
At the time of filing this report, the Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, said she had not yet been briefed on the incident.
In other news, the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has criticised the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo over what it described as a continued campaign against the immediate past governor, Godwin Obaseki, and major investments in Edo South.
Naijaonpoint reports that the party accused the current government of focusing its energy on discrediting projects carried out under the Obaseki administration, rather than presenting clear development plans.
It said the latest target of this approach is the Radisson Hotel project in Benin City.
In a statement signed by the PDP State Publicity Secretary, Dan Osa-Ogbegie, the party said comments attributed to the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kassim Afegbua, were misleading and intended to confuse the public.
According to the PDP, since assuming office, the Okpebholo administration has consistently moved against legacy projects that were designed to boost the state’s economy.
The party listed several projects it said had come under attack, including the Museum of West African Art, the 95-megawatt Ossiomo Power Project, Saro Farms and its ethanol investment in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area, the Edo Printing Press at the Nigerian Observer premises, and Presco Plc.