Akwa Ibom State Government has proscribed 51 cults in secondary schools in the state following cult-related violence in schools. This is in addition to 32 other cult groups earlier outlawed by the state government in 2018.
The proscription order titled, ‘Cultism and other violent behaviour (prohibition) order,’ and signed by Governor Udom Emmanuel in Uyo on Monday, replaced ‘The Cultism and Other Violent Behaviour (Prohibition) Order of 2018,” and came into effect on the 16th of March, 2020.