Monday Okpebholo, the Edo State Governor, has said that the state recorded over 300 cult-related d.eaths annually before he assumed office
He noted that the figure has since dropped to almost zero.
The governor stated this during a mass voluntary renunciation and denunciation of cultism, on Monday at the Sir Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub on Airport Road, Benin City.
At the programme with the theme “Restitution, Rehabilitation and Safer Edo State,” the governor also warned cult members that his government would not show mercy to those who failed to renounce their membership of the various cult groups.
“Edo recorded more than 300 cult-related k!llings annually when his administration assumed office less than two years ago, adding that the figure had since dropped to almost zero.
“Through stronger laws, better security operations, improved intelligence, and tougher enforcement, these k!llings have been reduced to almost zero,” he said.
He also said k!dnapping incidents had declined as the government intensified efforts to protect residents and secure communities.
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