IGP directs launch of Police anti-cultism campaign in Edo

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu has directed launch of the Police Campaign against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) in Edo state, a statement from the POCACOV national coordinator, Mr Ebere Amaraizu.

The statement, which was made available to newsmen in Enugu on Tuesday, quoted Amaraizu as saying that the campaign needed to move into Edo state and its environs and work with different stakeholders, to mitigate the high incidence of cultism and other vices in the state

He stated that the IGP had expressed displeasure at the high incidence of youth involvement in cultism and other vices, which usually exposed them to injuries and untimely deaths