Cultists To Spend 21 Yrs In Jail As EDHA Passes Anti Cults Bill Into Law

 

Edo State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill for a Law to repeal and re enact the law to prohibit the existence, membership and activities of secrets cults in Edo state.

This followed the transmission of the executive bill by the state governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki to the house for consideration.

Flagging off debate on the bill, the majority leader, Hon. Roland Asoro enumerated the heinous crimes perpetrated by cultists which has caused the untimely death of innocent citizens of the state.

Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. kabiru Adjoto who presided over plenary affirmed the support of members as he highlighted the importance of the bill to curtail the unwholesome activities of secrets cults which has assumed a frightening dimension in our society.

The House, however suspended rules 20,27,42,43,44,45,46,47,48, and 49 to enable the House accord speedy consideration of the bill.

Various members, Hon Emmanuel Agbaje, Hon Osaigbovo Iyoha, Hon Patrick Iluobe, Hon Henry Okhuarobo and Hon Elizabeth Ativie harped on the need for the bill to be given accelerated action.

But the member representing Oredo West constituency, Hon Chris Okaeben went down memory lane on the pains, injury inflicted on families in Iyekogba community as a result of secrecy cults activities and urged the house to adopt stringent measures to curtail secret cults activities in the state.

The house later dissolved into the committee of the whole and considered sections 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, 11of the bill and accordingly passed it into law.

The bill stipulated 21years imprisonment for any person guilty of an offence of Secret cults activities and seven years for those who conceal information about secret cult members.

The prosecution of offence under the law shall be instituted by the Attorney General and Commissioner of justice of the state or any other officer of the ministry of

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