{"id":292,"date":"2026-10-12T20:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T20:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/edo-youths-quit-cults-en-masse\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T20:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T20:31:02","slug":"edo-youths-quit-cults-en-masse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/edo-youths-quit-cults-en-masse\/","title":{"rendered":"Edo youths quit cults en masse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several youths in Edo State have publicly renounced their membership of various cult groups in a mass exercise.<\/p>\n

The exercise, themed \u201cRestitution, Rehabilitation and Safer Edo State,\u201d was organised by the Edo State Government as part of efforts to tackle cultism and other violent crimes.<\/p>\n

At the event, Governor Monday Okpebholo commended the youths for renouncing cultism.<\/p>\n

Mr Okpebholo, however, warned others still involved in the practice to follow suit or face the full weight of the law.<\/p>\n

The governor said his administration would sustain its campaign against cultism and criminality, stressing that the government is determined to make the state safe for residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not afraid to go after cultists and criminal elements in Edo.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPlease take the message back to those that have not changed; they still have the power to renounce because if they are caught, there will be no mercy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Okpebholo said the government is providing opportunities for rehabilitation and reintegration for those willing to abandon criminal activities and turn their lives around.<\/p>\n

He warned that the government would not hesitate to order the demolition of buildings used for cult-related activities.<\/p>\n

The governor said Edo recorded more than 300 cult-related killings annually before his administration assumed office in 2024, adding that the figure had since dropped to almost zero.<\/p>\n

He did not, however, provide statistics to back his claim.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the Coordinator of the State Special Security Squad, Operation Flush Out Kidnapping and Cultists, Noah Idemudia, commended the governor for establishing the squad and supporting its collaboration with security agencies.<\/p>\n

Mr Idemudia said the squad had contributed to the state\u2019s efforts to combat kidnapping and cult-related activities.<\/p>\n

The Commissioner of Police in Edo, Patrick Daaor, also commended the administration\u2019s efforts to tackle crime, particularly cultism.<\/p>\n

Mr Daaor said the programme was designed to save young lives and encourage former cult members to become productive members of society.<\/p>\n

The Edo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Roland Otaru, SAN, said cult-related activities had destroyed lives and property across the state.<\/p>\n

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Mr Otaru said the government\u2019s initiatives demonstrated its commitment to restoring peace.<\/p>\n

He added that establishing a Special Criminal Court had strengthened the state\u2019s criminal justice system.<\/p>\n

He urged cult members to take advantage of the renunciation programme, abandon criminal activities and embrace lawful means of livelihood.<\/p>\n

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