Okpebholo to police: End cult clashes in Edo within 48 hours

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Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, has directed Umoru Ozigi, the state’s commissioner of police, to end cultism in the state “within 48 hours”.

“As the Governor of Edo State, cultism cannot be allowed here. We must end it, and very fast too,” the statement reads.

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