In an apparent response to the spate of cult killings and attacks in Edo, the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has declared war on cultists and cult-related activities in the state.
The governor who made the declaration during an interdenominational church service to mark peaceful elections in the state and victory of the All Progressives Congress in the March 9, House of Assembly elections, said he would invoke the full wrath of the law on cultists.
He said providing security and tracking of cultists and cult-related activities were now a priority of his administration, adding that there were hundreds of investors waiting to invest in the state but they had to be assured that the state was safe and secure for businesses to thrive.
Obaseki said plans were on to set up a Special Security Squad on cultism in collaboration with the Nigeria Police.