Aye (NBM) and Eiye (ACN) Cult Groups Clashed in Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria, Shortly After the Signing Out of Students at Auchi Polytechnic

AUCHI: September 16, 2025: A clash erupted today between the Aye (NBM) and Eiye (ACN) cult groups in Auchi, Edo State, shortly after the signing-out ceremony of students at Auchi Polytechnic.

According to an eyewitness, the fight erupted at the Hybrid Hotel, but the details of the situation remain unclear.

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The two rival cult groups were known for violent clashes in the past.

Reports indicate that the area surrounding Auchi Polytechnic was thrown into chaos as two rival cult factions clashed, causing panic among students and residents.

Eyewitness accounts and social media posts described scenes of disorder near the campus gates, with students fleeing from the violence.

Community members and online commentators have voiced frustration over ongoing cult-related violence in academic settings.

A Twitter user, Fezi Wealth, with the handle '@TheFishProf' was livid. If only they could channel this energy to fight bad governance.

“Nigerian students must wake up. The real enemy is not Aye or Eiye, it is the ruling class that has destroyed education, killed opportunities, and reduced campuses to breeding grounds of frustration.”

— Source: Twitter: '@TheFishProf'

“Another sad reminder of how far many Nigerian youths have been misled. The so-called clash between Aye and Eiye cult groups in Auchi is not bravery, it is not resistance, and it is not liberation. It is a shameful expression of wasted energy and misdirected anger. These are failed sets of Nigerians who should have been using their strength to challenge bad government, demand jobs, defend education, and secure their future, but instead they are killing themselves over colours, signs, and empty brotherhoods that bring no progress.

Cultism in our schools is a product of hopelessness and a system that has abandoned young people. But instead of turning their frustration against the oppressors, they turn it against themselves. This is the tragedy of a country where the rulers have successfully broken the spirit of the youth. The energy that should be fueling a revolution is being poured into bloodshed and chaos inside campuses.

What is most painful is that while Tinubu and the corrupt elite are stealing billions every day, some youths are busy spilling each other’s blood over petty rivalries that will never change their condition. Tomorrow, those same politicians will use cult boys as thugs during elections, give them crumbs, and dump them back into poverty. This cycle has been repeated for decades.

Nigerian students must wake up. The real enemy is not Aye or Eiye, it is the ruling class that has destroyed education, killed opportunities, and reduced campuses to breeding grounds of frustration. The true signing out celebration should be to sign out from ignorance and blind violence, and to sign into a future of collective struggle for liberation.

Until our youths realize that the blood of a fellow student is not their enemy’s blood, but the blood of another victim like them, we will keep reading these sad stories. The true cult every Nigerian youth should belong to is the cult of justice, the cult of freedom, and the cult of revolutionary change. Anything less is a betrayal of their own future” ~ Fezi Wealth '@TheFishProf.'

This incident highlights the critical need for improved security and effective intervention measures at institutions to prevent future events and protect student welfare.