The Nigeria Police has cautioned citizens against a potential nationwide cult initiation drive by members of the Black Axe group.
Rivers State Police Command spokesperson, Superintendent of Police, Grace Iringe-Koko, said that the initiation process is slated for Sunday, July 7, in commemoration of the Black Axe Founder’s Day.
Iringe-Koko said intelligence reports show that the cult group intends to initiate innocent victims into their group and subsequently engage in clashes with rival confraternities on the same day.
She said, “We have received information about the Neo-Black Movement (NBM), also known as Aiye or Black Axe, which plans to hold a nationwide commemoration in honour of their Founder’s Day.
“The event, code-named Aiye Day or 7/7, is scheduled to be observed in all states of the federation, especially in institutions of higher learning.”
Iringe-Koko said that the intelligence gathered suggests the group is planning to disrupt public peace from their strongholds and on tertiary campuses nationwide.
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