Cultist Kills 14yr-old Boy for Refusing Initiation

A suspected cultist, identified as Ita has been arrested by Cross River stat Police Command for allegedly killing a 14-year-old David Okon for refusing to join the cult. Ita had attempted to lure the innocent school boy into the "Skylo" cult group at T junction, Ikot Ekpo, 8 Miles Calabar. However, Okon resisted him, an action which led to his killing. Other suspected cultists in custody include, Okon, 15-years old, Effiong, 18-years Etim, 18-years and Ekpo 15-years old.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Henry Fadairo, who spoke to Crime Watch Today on the incident, described it as terrible. He said the "Skylo" cult group had put pressure on the deceased for several months to join them but he refused. Ita and his cultist group on February 4, 2015 allegedly chased the deceased on that night and stabbed him to death. He said members of another cult group identified as "Columbo boys," have been arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Apart from being members of a cult group, they were into armed robbery. He noted that the group had been terrorizing the Calabar metropolis for long.

Fadairo noted that members of "Columbo boys" were involved in killing and attempting to initiate innocent school children into their association. They have forced some peer groups into cultism before they were rounded up by SARS in Calabar.