The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has passed a motion banning all forms of spiritual crusade aimed at community cleansing and fishing out witches and wizards by self-acclaimed prophets of God.
The ban took place during the plenary at the Assembly’s complex on Thursday.
According to a statement issued by the Assembly’s Public Relations Officer, Sylvester Egede and made available to newsmen, the deliberation came under matters of urgent public importance and was preceded by an earlier report on the interference with community peace and disruption of public activities resulting from the Christian crusade organised by Prophet Ubadimma in Izzi Council Area.
The lawmaker explained that such activities could destroy the prevailing existing peace in the state under Governor Francis Nwifuru and prayed for immediate clampdown of such church programmes conducted without due clearance from the leadership of any community and security outfits to avoid a future occurrence or the resort to jungle justice by youths.
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