Abia Gov’t Launches Offensive Against Cultism

‎Abia State Government has directed security agencies to immediately arrest and prosecute suspected cultists across the state.

The directive followed increasing cult-related activities in the state.
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‎Commissioner for Information in the state, Okey Kanu stated this at a press briefing on the outcome of this week’s state executive council meeting in Umuahia, the state capital.
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‎Kanu, who said the meeting was chaired by Governor Alex Otti, reiterated the government stand against any forms of crime and anti-social activities in the state.
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‎”The state government has observed with dismay, the growing incidence of cult activities in the state.
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‎”As a responsible government, this administration will spread no efforts in ensuring that the state is rid of criminal activities,” the commissioner said.
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‎Kanu also announced a $5,000 support by Governor Otti for a 15-year old girl from the state, Grace Nkpa, who won a TechGirls 2025 contest to represent the state in the United States.
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‎He disclosed further that the government had begun paying the owed salaries for workers of Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic, Aba, who were disengaged between 2018 and 2022, by the previous administration.
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‎”So far, 249 of such staff have been paid,” Kanu said, stressing that the government was also making impacts at the Abia State College of Education Technical (ASCETA ), Arochukwu.
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‎”Other projects such as the college library, school of vocational education block, college auditorium, students’ hostels, and school of technical education are all progressing very well,” he said.