NANS Calls on Ogun State Govt to Tackle Cult Clashes.
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Ogun State chapter has called on state Governor, Dapo Abiodun, and the relevant security agencies to tackle the nonstop cult clashes currently ravaging the state before it spreads across tertiary institutions.
The students’ body made the appeal at a joint Congress of NANS and the National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) held at the Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE), Omu Ijebu, on Saturday, April 2.
It has been reported that about sixteen persons have lost their lives in just two weeks so far due to the cult clashes, mostly between the Eiye and Aiye groups, in different locations across the state. These nonstop killings led to a declaration by President Muhammadu Buhari who ordered security agencies to dismantle cultists in the state.
In a statement released by NANS: “Even though all the killings had occurred outside the campuses of tertiary institutions in the state, the student body is worried that if not stemed, it might spread to the 13 tertiary institutions in the state”.
They urged the state police command, State Security Service, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and other security agencies to work with the Governor to end the killings before it escalates.
