Okpebholo grants amnesty to 500 repentant cultists

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has granted amnesty to nary less than 500 persons who voluntarily renounced cultism successful the state.

DAILY POST reports that the renunciation of cultism by the youths took spot connected Monday, October 12, 2026, successful Benin City.

Speaking astatine the lawsuit organised by the Edo State Special Security Squad, ESSS, the politician warned that anyone who returned to cultism aft renouncing it would look prosecution.

Okpebholo, however, urged those yet to clasp the government’s inaugural to bash truthful without delay.

He commended the repentant cultists for choosing the way of honour by turning distant from their aged ways of life.

According to him, “You person chosen the close path. You person chosen to prevention your life. You person besides chosen to region tears from your families’ eyes. You person chosen to prevention society, and today, you person chosen to marque a meaningful interaction successful nine by the prime you person made.”

The politician said his medication would not beryllium intimidated successful its efforts to flush retired each forms of criminality successful the state, adding that information agencies had been fixed the marching orders to spell aft kidnappers and cultists.

He vowed that helium would not circumvent the instrumentality for immoderate offender, adding that helium would not spare anyone f...