THE Nigerian Army has warned cultists in
Rivers State to surrender their arms and stop the killings in the state
or be ready to face full military action.
The Assistant Director, Army Public
Relations, 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Captain Eli Lazarus,
who issued this warning on Tuesday, said the killing of innocent people,
including the security personal would not be tolerated by the Army.
Rival cult groups in Rivers State
recently stormed two communities in Emohua and Ikwerre Local Government
Areas, killing several people and sacking a police station.
Lazarus in a statement on Tuesday
condemned the level of carnage and violence recorded in few days in the
state, adding that those involved would never be allowed to go
unpunished.
“The issues of cult clashes in Rivers
State have assumed an alarming dimension and a source of security
concern in the state. In the past few days, cult clashes were recorded
in communities in Ikwerre and Emuoha LGAs of the state with several
deaths recorded.
“Amongst these deaths are some of our
personnel who were part of the team that responded to distress calls to
prevent the situation from further degenerating.
“The cultists are hereby warned to
surrender their arms and turn away from their evil ways. Therefore, I
wish to state unequivocally that any such attacks on any community will
be met with full military action,” he warned.
He called on parents to warn their
children and wards to stop associating with cult groups, stressing that
anyone caught would not be spared.
He assured that any information given to the Army on those behind the killings in the state would be treated as confidential.
“The people are urged to remain calm
and go about their lawful activities as security agencies will continue
to work assiduously and make sacrifices in the performance of their
constitutional roles and relate with all well-meaning citizens to
identify these criminal groups and bring them to justice,” he added.
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