BENIN CITY – The life of a young man,Charles Atoe is now in danger following threats,harassment and an attack by members of the dreaded and notorious secret cult group,the Eiye Confraternity,who invaded his house at TV Road in Benin City, last week,looking for him.

A family source who spoke to our reporter on condition of anonymity said that about five armed men believed to be members of the dreaded Eiye Confraternity came asking for Charles Atoe at about 8.00pm last week

Charles Atoe, a father of three children,was a former member of the secret cult group.who later renounced his membership of the secret cult group,to the annoyance and anger of other cult members.

It was gathered that the five armed men met one of Charles cousin, Efosa,who asked them what they were looking for.They shot and killed Efosa for daring to ask them questions,and also brutalized his stepmother,Mrs Atoe, before they left,when they realised that Efosa was not at home.

The family source further said that he and other occupants of the house fled when they heard gunshots.He also said that Charles,who was their main target,renounced and left the Eiye Confraternity,citing the numerous killings,bitter rivalry among other secret cult groups in the country,armed robberies and kidnappings committed by the Eiye Confraternity

The various wars and fighting among secret cult groups have left thousands of youths dead,and the government is not doing anything about it,because government officials and politicians use them to perpetuate the nefarious activities,thus turning blind eyes on their activities.Most of the members that renounced their membership of the cult group were either killed or maimed,because it is believed that once you are a member,you cannot leave the group.

The source also said that,when Charles Atoe left the Eiye cult group,he received death threat messages and harassment and was warned several times to return to the group or something deadly will happen to him

It was when he turned deaf ears to their warnings,that the secret cult group went to his house,and when they did not find him at home,they killed his cousin, Efosa and seriously beating his stepmother,Mrs Atoe

The whereabouts of Charles Atoe is unknown,as he has fled for safety of his life from the Eiye Confraternity members,who have vowed to eliminate him for leaving their group