PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria: Gunmen suspected to be gang members shot dead five local residents at the weekend near Nigeria's oil city of Port Harcourt, the police said Monday.
Rivers state police spokesman Ahmad Mohammad said assailants on motorbikes opened fire Sunday in the Agbonchia Eleme area, near the country's largest oil refinery.
"Preliminary investigations revealed the incident is related to cult (gang) activities. Investigations continue," he added.
Eleven suspects, including an alleged "vicious and notorious cultist" wanted by police, were later arrested during a police raid on the gunmen's hideout, said Mohammad.
Items recovered from the scene of the shooting included a jeep, two motorcycles and 20 expended shells of 7.62 mm ammunition, he added.
Oil-rich Rivers state, of which Port Harcourt is the capital, is notorious for kidnapping, oil theft and criminal activities by gangs.
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