Twelve repentant cultists were on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 grated amnesty by the Ogun State Police, after they publicly renounced their membership of various cult groups in the state.
The event which held at Ewekoro local government area of the state was headed by the state Police Commissioner, Abdulmajid Ali.
Vanguard reports that four more cultists joined eight members who had been taken to the venue in handcuffs by policemen and they were all beneficiaries of the amnesty.
The Police arrested eight cultists few weeks ago and paraded them at the state Police Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta.
It was learnt that the amnesty was granted after some prominent people in the state pleaded with the police.
During the programe, the twelve cultists were made to swear by two holy books; Qur’an and Bible after which they signed an undertaking against going back to cultism.
Ali stated the amnesty programme was going to be held in all the 20 local governments in the state for cultists that renounce their membership, adding that the command would no longer grant amnesty to any other person caught in the act of cultism.
He said: “I want to warn that, I will not come back to this local government again for this programme. It is the last chance for any cult member to come out an renounce their membership.
“This programme will hold in all the local government areas of the state and after that, there will not be amnesty for anyone again.”
