The Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), Lagos State Command, with the approval of CP Olorundare Jimoh, flagged off its 2026 sensitisation programme themed “Say No to Cultism and Drug Abuse” on Tuesday, March 4th, 2026. The event held at Sanngo Senior Secondary School and featured students from …
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Police Kill 6 Suspected Cultists In Rivers Community
The Rivers State Police Command has killed six suspected cultists during a raid on their hideout at Obelle community in Emohua local government area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Emeka, who addressed journalists in Port Harcourt on Friday, said operatives also arrested six suspected cultists and kidnappers, …
Read More »Kwara State Polytechnic Withdraws Student’s HND Certificate For Involving In Cultism
The authorities of Kwara state Polytechnic Ilorin, Tuesday withdrawn the certificate of an HND student, AbdulRasheed Zubair Olatunji over his involvement in cultism. The management in a statement issued by the Deputy Registrar, Mr. Olayemi Olatomi made available to journalists stated that the withdrawal of the certificate became necessary because …
Read More »Delta State To Shut Down Schools Associated With Cultism
Delta threatened on Thursday in Asaba to shut any school where students engage in cultism. Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu issued the threat while reacting to a trending video of a secondary school where students allegedly engaged in “Snake Bite’’ cult activities. He told newsmen that government had stepped …
Read More »Police Arrest Twins For Cultism In Osun State
The Osun State Police Command on Wednesday paraded a set of twins, Taiwo and Kehinde Adeleke, and seven other suspects arrested in different parts of the state for offences ranging from cultism to murder and robbery. Parading the suspects before journalists at the state police command headquarters in Osogbo, the …
Read More »Osun Police Warns Against Cultism, Arrests Four Suspects
The Osun State Police Command has revealed that it has arrested four suspects in connection with the mayhem in Ilesa and its environs. While revealing that efforts are on top gear to arrest other perpetrators, the Command also appealed to parents and guardians to monitor their children and wards in …
Read More »Lagos Government Warns Students Against Cultism, Gangs
The Lagos State Government has advised students in the state to shun bad gangs and cultism. Commissioner for Education, Folasade Adefisayo counselled the learners during the monitoring of school resumption for second term. Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Abayomi Abolaji, Adefisayo admonished them to be diligent in academics and shun …
Read More »NSCDC nabs five over fraud, cultism in Ondo
The Ondo Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said it had arrested four suspected fraudsters and a cultist terrorising the people of the state. The NSCDC Commandant in Ondo said in a statement that the fraudsters were arrested after successfully duping a student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, …
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