Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration would henceforth deal with suspected cultists as terrorists.
Governor Abiodun who stated this at the Akarigbo’s Palace in Sagamu during a stakeholders security meeting, described the Social menace as an act of terrorism.
He also announced that his administration would establish a Joint Intervention Squad which would comprises of the military, police, the Department of State Security, Civil Defence and local vigilante, to deal with cultism and other related crimes in the state especially in Sagamu.
Governor Abiodun explained that the Squad would be provided with necessary equipment, while its headquarters would be sited in Sagamu Local Government Area of the state.
In a remark, The Akarigbo of Remoland Oba Babatunde Ajayi, said people of diverse culture and religion have co-existed in the town for a long time, wondering why few elements in the society should disrupt peace in the town.
Also the Seriki Hausawa of Sagamu, Alhaji Garuba Inua who explained that the clash was between rival cultists and not a case of inter ethnic skirmish, maintained that his people were ready to work with other stakeholders in restoring peace to the town.
