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Cult War In Edo - Govt Warns Neo Black Movement, To Demolish More Houses
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in apparent anger Edo state government
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under the leadership of Governor
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Mandvolo has issued a serious warning
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with a strong message sent to the
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president of the neolack movement of
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Africa NBM Olarogunakor that the Edeto
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state government has started
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consultations to enable it take more
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appropriate legal action against the
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neolac movement saying the international
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headquarters or secretariat of the
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movement situated at a magba area in
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Benin city that was demolished last
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month by the state government has been
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an enclave used for planning and
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execution of secret cult related
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killings by members of the neolack
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movement The governor also referred to
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and described as black ax secret cult
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probably expressing more anger that the
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leadership and members of the neolack
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movement had the courage to come out
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publicly to identify themselves with the
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demolished building The governor said
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they will be made to face prosecution
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This the national president of the
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neolack movement holaruna while speaking
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in reaction to the demolished building
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on arise news TV program said the
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movement is not black axe emphasizing
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that black axe is a criminal
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organization while the neolack movement
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is a social cultural organization that
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promote and engage in humanitarian
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services the neolack movement Earlier in
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a statement jointly issued by Olarogon
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Kakor and Chief Kelvin Agroo national
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president and secretary respectively the
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body condemned the action of Edo state
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government describing the demolition of
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their international headquarters as
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unconstitutional and ultravia's decision
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that contradicted provisions of the
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constitution of federal republic of
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Nigeria considering the fact that the
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organization was a duly registered
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entity According to the body the
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provisions of section 7 of the secret
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cult and similar activities prohibition
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law 2025 which the Edeto state
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government relied upon to carry out the
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demolition contravene the provisions of
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the constitution as contained in
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sections 36 40 42 43 and 44 of the
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CFR199 as amended as section 7 of the
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secret cult and similar activities
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prohibition law
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2025 The statement read in part "NBM of
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Africa is a registered non-governmental
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organization that carries out
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humanitarian services The organization
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also protects preserves and promotes
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African culture It was founded under the
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principles of pan-Africanism on the 16th
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of October 1977 and registered as a
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non-governmental organization under part
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C of Karma on the 24th of February 1994
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