A Port Harcourt-based security expert, Dr Destiny Abolo, has advised cultists in Ogoni land of Rivers to embrace amnesty granted them by the state government and surrender their arms.
Abolo gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria [NAN] on Sunday in Port Harcourt.
He said the cultists should stop the senseless killing in the area and surrender their weapons.
The state government had earlier granted amnesty to all the cult groups in Rivers but cultists in Ogoni land refused to embrace it.
The state government later announced that it had given a second chance to the Ogoni cultists and urged them to repent.
Cult group clashes have been on the increase in the area in recent times, leading to loss of lives and property almost on a daily basis.
Abolo said it was retrogressive and risky for cultists in the area to refuse the offer of amnesty by the state government.
“Is it wise to refuse to embrace amnesty and kill one another, your brothers, your sisters and your parents?” he asked.
The security expert urged them to emulate their colleagues in other parts of the state who embraced the gesture and surrendered their arms.
He commended the state government for giving a second chance to them, adding that the gesture would promote security and ensure the much-needed peace in the land.
He urged traditional rulers, community leaders and parents in the area to advise their children and wards who belong to cult groups to embrace the government gesture.
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