Chidi Odinkalu, a human rights lawyer, claimed that some politicians are sponsoring cults, which are responsible for the rising insecurity in the South-East.  ,
Odinkalu criticised those who claim the development is solely the result of the now-proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) interview on Channels Television on Thursday.
Odinkalu claimed that the notion that every issue in the South-East is an IPOB issue is absurd while acknowledging that separatist agitations contribute to the region’s insecurity.
“It’s absolutely not the case,” he added. Let me tell you that the South-East has the biggest security issue, in my opinion, not the IPOB, but cults, which are funded by politicians.
“Alright,” I say. You have no idea how terrible the problem of cults in the South-East is right now, according to the former head of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
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‘Overblown’
His statement comes in response to rising insecurity in some South-East states, which security officials and observers have largely attributed to IPOB activities.
In recent years, gunmen have attacked security posts, tainted several officers, mutilated numerous residents, and destroyed properties in the area.
Odinkalu contends that the association between cultism and IPOB is “overblown” despite the possibility of connection.
He claims that IPOB cannot thrive in some South-Easterly communities, which disproves the claim that the organization is merely to blame for the insecurity in the five states.
Source: Channels TV
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