Edo assembly raises alarm over resurgence of cult killings

Edo House of Assembly on Wednesday raised concerns over cult-related killings, urging swift enforcement of the anti-cultism law to curb the rising threat. Mr Bright Iyamu (APC Orhionmwon South) raised the alarm under matters of public importance, noting that several lives had been lost due to an ongoing deadly cult war spreading across the state. […]

Edo assembly raises alarm over resurgence of cult killings

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Edo House of Assembly on Wednesday raised concerns over cult-related killings, urging swift enforcement of the anti-cultism law to curb the rising threat.

Mr Bright Iyamu (APC Orhionmwon South) raised the alarm under matters of public importance, noting that several lives had been lost due to an ongoing deadly cult war spreading across the state.

He stated that Section Four of the Secret Cult and Similar Activities (Prohibition) Law 2025 clearly abolished secret cults and prohibits cultism throughout the state.

Iyamu stressed that cultism was a major social vice responsible for youth deaths, noting that a medical doctor was recently killed at UBTH in cult-related violence. (NAN)