The Commissioner of Police, in Lagos State, Imohimi Edgal, has ordered his men to shoot any cultist found with firearm.
According to him, cultists will now be treated as robbers whenever they are arrested by the Police, he said the era of treating cultists as children has gone.
The CP said cultism is one of the major security challenges facing the state, and he has determined to put an end to cult-related clashes in the state.
CP Edgal, disclosed this while addressing security stakeholders at the Area M, Police Command, Idimu, Lagos, he equally warned parents across the state to caution their wards who are members of various cult groups to stay out of violence as he is prepared to deal ruthlessly with any person found to be a cultist in the state.
He further explained that he discovered during interactions with stakeholders at the ongoing security Town Hall meetings across the state that most areas don’t experience violent crimes such as robberies and kidnappings, but suffer from huge cult-related activities, which, he said, had claimed many lives.
“Cultism is currently a very serious issue we must tackle in Lagos State and everyone must be involved.
“I am fully out to tackle it head-on and I urge parents to warn their children to stay out of cultism and turn a new leaf because I am coming for them.
“The era where cultists apprehended with firearms are treated with kid gloves is over.
“I have ordered my men to shoot at any cultist who is seen with a fire arm. This is not a joke, parents must take this message home to their children and warn them to desist from all cult-related activities henceforth.
“I have also strengthened the Anti-Cultism Department of the Lagos State Police Command and I have directed them to move all out to track all cultists operating within the state.
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