Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has declared total war against cultism and cult related activities in his state. The governor on Wednesday said his administration had forwarded the names of lecturers in the Rivers State University to the Department of State Services for profiling.
Professor Blessing Didia was recently sacked as the Vice-Chancellor of the university after an increase in cult clashes that left two students dead.
The governor, who spoke during a meeting with the leaders of Choba community at the Government House, Port Harcourt, explained that his administration was working with the police and other security agencies to go after kidnappers and cultists across the state.
He warned that no kidnapper or cultist would be spared in the current onslaught against criminals in Rivers.
The governor vowed that his government would fish out lecturers who were involved in cult activities.
Wike added that the state government would provide further logistics support to fight kidnapping and cultism in the state.
He said: “We are going after all cultists and kidnappers in the state. We will not spare anyone.
“Security agencies are prepared to tackle these cultists and kidnappers. For us, we are releasing further logistics support to them. By the time this crackdown starts, we will not listen to any pleading.
“At the Rivers State University, we have sent out names of all the lecturers to the DSS for profiling. Any lecturer who is linked to cultism will be sacked.
“As a lecturer, you should not use your position to create crisis through cultism in the university.”
Wike promised that the anti-cultism law would be amended to demolish the building of anyone accused of cultism, adding that the demolition of houses will not be restricted to kidnapping.
