A group, Network of Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria(NOCSON) has recently frowned at the cult killings in Edo State while charging the Commissioner of Police in the state to “as a matter of urgency, do a proper investigation into this cult clash, which has led to the gruesome murder of promising youth and bring the menace to a halt immediately.”
The group made the charge in a statement signed by its President, Comrade Ogbidi Emmanuel and its
Director of Media & Publicity, Comrade Bevy Efe on Tuesday afternoon.
Giving details of the casualties figure in the cult related killings, NOCSON disclosed that “an estimated number of 10 persons have been confirmed dead- 4 persons recorded at Upper Sokponba, while others are scattered in various parts of Benin metropolis, with some other victims sustaining various degrees of injuries.”
According to NOCSON, “the alleged cult clash, which is perceived to be between rival cult groups has been largely blamed on the porous nature of security in the state, following the needless ban on the Edo State Joint Security Network earlier trained by the Police.
“The ban, which was pronounced by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, have since brought about great increase in crime to an alarming rate, especially within the locals. Petty crimes such as one chance, theft, breaking and entering and several attacks on women going to markets in the early hours of the morning have been on the increase since the absence of the local vigilantes.”
NOCSON averred that “this decision by the IGP which has since lead to the compromise of the security architecture in Edo State, is a decision which is highly condemnable, regrettable and very appalling, and must be revisited by all concerned, with the urgency it deserves to quikly forestall the deteriorating security situation in Edo State.”
In its final submission, NOCSON “urge those responsible for these needless killings to have a rethink, and stop the killings as no reason(s) is justifiable enough to take the life of another man.”
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