Poised to fight cultism to standstill in Ogun State, Governor Dapo Abiodun, has declared the social menace as an act of terrorism, vowing that his administration would henceforth deal suspected cultists as terrorists.
The governor, who made the declaration at the Akarigbo’s Palace in Sagamu during a stakeholders security meeting, held on Friday, said his government has had enough and was ready to deal with the matter once and for all.
He disclosed that his administration would establish a Joint Intervention Squad made of the military, police, the Department of State Security, Civil Defence and local vigilante, to deal with cultism and other related crimes especially in Sagamu and other parts of the state.
The squad, the governor explained, would be provided with necessary equipment, while its headquarters would be sited in Sagamu Local Government Area.
Speaking, the Seriki Hausawa of Sagamu, Alhaji Garuba Inua, while narrating an incident of a cult clash, disclosed that the clash was between rival cultists and not a case of inter ethnic skirmish, noting that both Hausa and Yoruba communities engage in cultism.
While thanking the State government for settling the medical bills of those injured and the security agencies for prompt response in quelling the clash, Inua maintained that his people were ready to work with other stakeholders in restoring peace as they have adopted Sagamu as their own.
Also, the Iyaloja of Sagamu, Mrs. Folashade Oduwaye, who expressed her displeasure of the development, said “the people are now living in fear and no one is safe due to the nefarious acts of hoodlums” calling on all stakeholders to work together to eradicate cultism in the town.
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