Crime
Ogun will treat cultism as an act of t£rrorism — Gov. Abiodun declares
In a bid to tackle cultism in Ogun State, Governor Dapo Abiodun, has declared his administration, will henceforth, treat cultism as an act of terrorism.
The governor made the declaration at the Akarigbo’s Palace in Sagamu during a stakeholders’ security meeting on May 5th.
According to him, “I am declaring cult members, cult activities here as an act of terrorism, I am taking these as a test of this administration’s will. I have sounded a note of warning in times past. I am resounding a fresh note of warning to all cult members, to their parents, to their landlords, to their sponsors.
From today, we are considering c¥lt members and other criminals as saboteurs to the economy of not just this local government, this town, but this state.
We will consider them as terrorists; I will deal with them as such. I have instructed our law enforcement agencies to smoke these people out.
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