As part of efforts to rid Rivers State of criminals and kidnappers, the state governor Chief Nyesom Wike has declared that the war against cultists would be  taken seriously and the culprits dealt with according to the provisions of the Rivers State anti-kidnaping and cultism law.
The governor made the declaration during the demolition of the home and hideout of a notorious cultist and kidnap kingpin at rumuolumeni community in Obio/ Akpor  Local Government Area, Rivers State.
He said all houses acquired through crime would be demolished and warned cultists to surrender their arms and accept the amnesty offered to them .
His words: “that we have said zero tolerance for crime and this war against cultism , we will take it to the end. These young boys have terrorized the state and it is now time that the state has said enough is enough.
“The security agencies are living up to expectation . I commend them so much with the support of the chairman of council for what they have done.
“You can see the young boy with human skull, with juju (charm) , what he may prefer to be something that protects him. So it is unfortunate.
“The security men, as I have directed them. They have brought down his house and government will acquire that place and we are going to build a health center and government has also acquired it, we are going to build a befitting police station and houses where police men will stay, because we said enough is enough and we can not continue to allow this.
“These boys have given us bad image as if Rivers State is not safe, and so we are taking the war to their doorstep, Â that if they don’t surrender , well they know where they are heading into.
“I’ve told the special adviser on lands to take the necessary step to see that we acquire this place, and to start immediate construction of police station and police houses where policemen will stay.” he hinted.
