Ekiti State
Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has signed into law, the bill prohibiting secret
cults, terrorism and prescribing death sentence on anyone caught in the act.
While
appending his signature to the bill at the Government House in Ado-Ekiti on
Monday, Fayose said the law was a confirmation of the unwavering commitment of
the state government to combating terrorism in the state.
A statement
by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, said the governor frowned on
the resurgence of the scourge in the state, especially among students in tertiary
institutions.
“From now,
any person who is a member of a secret cult, whether or not the person is in
possession or in control of any offensive weapon but commits the offence, is
liable to conviction to death.
“Any person
who gives financial or material support or assistance to a secret cult or in
any manner sponsor the activities of a secret cult, commits an offence under
this law and is liable for conviction to imprisonment for life” he said.
The governor
further warned that anybody, who intentionally encouraged the organising of a
secret cult meeting or activities in places such as houses, nightclubs, hotels
and other places would be committed to life imprisonment.
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