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ABEOKUTA – A sociocultural and non-governmental organisation, Aviary Association Worldwide, Gateway Aviary has condemned in its totality the recent spate of cult clashes and killings in Ogun state.
According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online – www.startrendinternational.com by Prince Babatunde Oyekan, the Public Relations officer of the NGO while speaking with news men in Abeokuta the state capital said, “thuggery and cultism should not be a way of life and must be discouraged.”
Oyekan said that the loss of human lives as a result of the bloody violent cult clashes was worrisome, calling on the security agencies to fish out the masterminds of the killings and ensure they face full wrath of the law.
His words, “I condemn in totality the incessant cult clashes which has claimed several lives in the state. It is barbaric and inhuman to kill fellow human beings under any guise.
“The spate of unrest and activities of cultists have instilled phobia in the residents with residents finding it difficult to sleep with two eyes closed,”
While commending the security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police for their swift responses and arrests of numerous suspects so far, the NGO also called for additional beef up of security in the state, most especially the flash points, to prevent recurrence of such incidents.
He said that government’s commitment to security of lives and property of its citizens was non-negotiable and must be guaranteed.
While praying for the repose of souls of the victims who lost their lives to the cult clashes, the group urged Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State to take proactive measures to check the activities of secret cults and other criminals in the state.
