Tag: Cultism
Why cultism and cult-related killings persist in spite of public sensitisation
Naija Confra, a platform that tracks cult-related violence, reported that 581 people were killed in cult wars in 2024 alone.…
Police arrest 21 pupils over alleged cultism
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested 21 secondary school students for allegedly plotting a violent cult attack…
Six people killed as cult war resumes in Edo after two-month peace
One victim, George, who was a mechanic, was shot dead in front of his workshop on Oza Street on Monday…
Police disrupt cult initiation ceremony in Anambra, arrest six
The Police Command in Anambra has foiled a cult initiation ceremony in Nawfia, Njikoka Local Government Area (LGA) of the…
Cultism: Edo Police Command declares war, arrests 28 Suspects
He noted that the efforts had yielded fruit, following the arrest of 28 suspects during a raid on criminal hideouts…
Cultism drains Edo’s Economy: $1 billion investments lost annually, says Okpebholo
Citing data from the Diaspora Commission, the Governor disclosed that although Edo tops the chart for remittances from Nigerians abroad,…
Police warn cultists’ celebration in Osun
It, therefore, urged residents and participants to be security conscious and enjoy a safe festival.
Lagos CP raises alarm over spate of drug abuse, cultism
“When you are mentally derailed, you cannot do anything meaningful with your life; your family and society will also be…
‘Secondary school students, artisans now into cultism’
Akinmoyede who has also served as Commissioner of Police in Plateau and Imo noted that cultism is now “really a…
More than 50 youths take oath to renounce cultism in Rivers (+photos)
Executive Chairman of Khana LGA Dr.Thomas Bariere, witnessed the oath taking process in Luebe Community where on Saturday August 6
Taming Cultism
Although the history of cultism in the country dates back to some fifty years ago, its violent trend became really…
End of the road for cultists in Lagos?
Cultism is one of the social ills that has bedevilled our society for quite some time.
UNIABUJA suspends 24 students indefinitely
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah has approved the suspension 24 students indefinitely for their alleged involvement…
Kogi education commissioner calls for cultism eradication
The Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Ojo Jones has charged all heads of institutions in…
Police arrest 5 cult members in Adamawa Varsity
The Adamawa State Police Command on Tuesday says it has arrested five suspected cult members in Adamawa State University (ADSU),…
Sexual abuse, kidnapping, cultism: NAWOJ calls for sensitization
The Delta Chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has stressed the need for sensitization on the dangers…
Lawmaker sues for peace in Cross River community after cult war
Mr Hilary Bisong, a lawmaker representing Boki 2 State Constituency in the Cross River House of Assembly, has condemned the…
Cultism, Drug Abuse major issues in Lagos – Official
The Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development has identified Cultism and Drug Abuse as major issues currently ravaging…
Federal poly Bauchi warns students against cultism, matriculates 4,887
The Federal Polytechnic Bauchi on Saturday matriculated 4,887 students for the 2018 /2019 academic session with a warning to steer…
Cultism: The New Face of Insecurity in Anambra
By Chimezie Anaso The menace of cultism has been identified as a major threat in Anambra, a state that prides…
Cultism: Police arraign 10 men
The police on Wednesday arraigned ten men, suspected to be cultists, in a Grade 1 Area Court, Karu, Abuja, for…
Rivers govt dethrones monarch over cultism
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has made good his threat to dethrone traditional rulers found guilty of aiding and…
Varsity to introduce random drug test to check abuse, cultism
The Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Cross River, on Tuesday, said it would introduce a policy of random drug test for…
Cultism: Police arrest 33 suspects in Lagos
The Police in Lagos have arrested 33 persons allegedly involved to the clash on Wednesday between two rival cult groups…
Cultism: Lagos Neighbourhood Watch to embark on school visits
The Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) says it will soon embark on visits to schools in the state to educate…
Nasarawa government cautions students against cultism, other negative acts
The Nasarawa State Government has urged its students in various institutions to be good ambassadors of the state by shunning…
Edo Police in arrest 81 suspected cultists in 40 days
The command also recovered 138 cartridges and ammunition, three cutlasses, one battle axe, one Pump Action, four single-barrel guns, three…
Gov. Dickson admonishes against cultism, drug abuse
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has advised Nigerian youths to shun cultism and drug abuse in order to become responsible…
2 arrested over alleged cult membership, unlawful possession of firearm
The police in Lagos on Monday arraigned two men, Ifeanyi Owoh, 23, and Idris Pedro, 32, before an Ikeja Chief…
20 suspected cultists arrested in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command, says it has arrested 20 suspected cultists, for their involvement in supremacy battle on Saturday…