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Home |   About Us |   Contact Us |   Members |   Search |   Subscribe |   Disclaimer |   THE GUARDIAN CONSCIENCE, NURTURED BY TRUTH LAGOS, NIGERIA.     Monday, August 02 2004   news   editorial/opinion   policy & politics   business   metro   sports   homes/properties   media   capital market   arts     Guardian Chat Click to join the chatroom Rivers recovers arms from suspected cult members By James Dadzie IN a major clampdown, 300 weapons have been recovered from suspected cult members in Rivers State. An unspecified number of persons have equally been arrested for cult activities and violence in June and last month. The Senior Special Assistant on Home Affairs to the Governor, Mr. Sunday Obi in Lagos at the weekend, said the development followed the enforcement of the Secret Cults and Criminal Activities Prohibition Law, 2004, enacted by the state government in June. Under the law, any person found guilty of cult-related offences is liable to five years' imprisonment. Obi said the government observed that the state had became notorious for cultism and violence and, therefore, passed the law to deal with the menace. He spoke at a reception organised by the United Rivers and Bayelsa States Indigenes Association, Lagos (URBSIAL) for him and Dr. Timiebi Koripamo-Agary, the permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity. The governor's aide said the feat was achieved when the military and police raided some local councils and recovered some weapons from cult members. Obi said although the menace has to found its way into the state's schools, secondary school pupils were actively involved in cult activities in school premises and in the streets. He said enforcement of the law extends to all institutions of learning in the state. Any person found sponsoring any such activities or in possession of arms unlawfully will be tried. The aide added that the state government had renewed its appeal to individuals with illegal arms and ammunition to return them to the appropriate authorities. On development projects, Obi announced that the Federal Government-initiated Ebocha-Ndoni Road had been completed. He urged the association to put pressure on the Federal Government to complete the road linking Yenagoa with other councils. � 2003 - 2004 @ Guardian Newspapers Limited (All Rights Reserved).  Powered by dnetsystems.net dnet�

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