About 40 youths in Abini Community, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State have publicly renounced their membership of the Vikings, Klans and Axemen cult groups and pledged to embrace lawful and peaceful living.
The development was confirmed in a statement issued on Tuesday in Calabar by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah.
According to the statement, the youths made the commitment on August 26, 2026 during a sensitisation and engagement programme organized by the Cross River State Police Command in collaboration with the Abini Elites Association, comprising the Clan Head and Chiefs of Abini Community, and the LauraHope Foundation.
The statement said the initiative was part of the proactive, community-based crime prevention strategy of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ajo Geoffrey Ordue.
“The Cross River State Police Command, under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ajo-Geoffrey Ordue, has recorded a significant breakthrough in its proactive, community-based crime prevention strategy, as about 40 youths associated with the Vikings, Klans and Axemen cult groups in Abini Community, Biase Local Government Area, renounced their membership and pledged to embrace peaceful and law-abiding lifestyles,” the statement read.
The engagement focused on the dangers of cultism, drug abuse, unlawful possession of firearms and other social vices.
Represented by the Divisional Police Officer of Yakurr Division, CSP Innocent Ayabotu, the Commissioner urged the youths to reject criminality and become agents of peace and development.
“Our engagement is focused on the dangers of cultism, drug abuse, unlawful possession of firearms and other social vices. I want to urge youths to reject criminality and become agents of peace and development in their community,” he said.
CP Ordue said the development reflects the Command’s approach to stabilizing crime prevention through intelligence gathering and early intervention to address factors that drive youth recruitment into criminal networks. He noted that it aligns with the Command’s intelligence-led and community-oriented policing framework.
He commended traditional rulers, community leaders, the LauraHope Foundation and the youths for their cooperation, stressing that sustainable security requires collective responsibility between the Police, communities and other stakeholders.
The Command reassured residents that it will continue to combine intelligence-led enforcement with preventive interventions and partnership-driven policing to disrupt criminal activities, protect vulnerable youths and sustain peace across the state.
“We will continue to combine intelligence-led enforcement with preventive interventions, strategic community engagement and partnership-driven policies to sensitize our youths to reject cultism and other forms of criminality, while encouraging them to become positive agents of peace and development within their community,” the Commissioner added.
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