BARBARIC: Juju Priest Goes To The Market, Butchers Man

A yet-to-be identified man was allegedly butchered over the weekend by a juju priest at the famous Effurun market.
It was gathered that the victim had gone to the market to purchase some food items, but unknown to him the priest and other worshippers were coming to the area.
The juju priest was said to have pounced on the innocent man with a machete, giving him several cuts all over his body when he failed to take runaway like others as they sighted him (juju priest).
As the victim groaned in pains, traders and buyers took to their heels, abandoning the man as well as their goods.
Most of the people who witnessed the incident blamed the man for being stubborn.
According to one of the witnesses, "The man saw us running and paving way immediately we sighted the juju priest and other devotees, but he refused to do likewise. This annoyed the priest, who descended on him."
The victim was however, later rushed to a nearby hospital where medical personnel were battling to save his life.
Meanwhile, peace has returned to the market, described as the largest in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.