Steer clear of Delta, Delta Police Command warns cultists

THE Delta State Police Command has warned cultists warming up for their nocturnal activities in the state to steer clear or face the wrath of the law.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, Mr Andrew Aniamaka, gave the warning in a signed statement made available to TribuneOnline on Friday in Warri, Delta State.

He said the warning was in line with the command’s “deliberate effort to ensure the security and safety of all Deltans at all times.”

“The Delta State Police Command has warned all cultists, especially those identified with the Black Axe, aka “Aye”, a dreaded and sickening outlawed confraternity, to steer clear from the entire length and breadth of the state or be ready to face the full wrath of the law,” he further warned.

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He added that the Command’s timely warning was “against the backdrop of credible intelligence reports that cultists, especially of the “Aye” persuasion, in keeping with their anachronistic and barbaric tradition, will on 7th of July, 2018 converge on several designated black-spots in the state to engage in unwholesome acts, such as conscripting new members into their fold, clashing with members of rival cult groups and thereby constituting menace to the public and disrupting peace and order.”

Mr Aniamaka, however, reassured Deltans that “they should have no cause for worry,” noting that “it will continually do all that is legally and humanly possible to ensure that Deltans sleep with their eyes closed at all times.”