House of representatives on Wednesday called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency on Ritual killings in the country.

The house of representatives on Wednesday called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency on Ritual killings in the country. In a motion moved by the minority leader, Toby Okechukwu during plenary, called on the need to curb the rising trend of ritual killing across the country. The motion comes amid the incessant killings of innocent Nigerians for ritual killings with one of the latest being the murder of sofiat Okeowo in Ogun state.
Worried about the trend, the lawmakers called on the federal government through the National Orientation Agency (NOA), as well as parents, heads of schools, religious leaders, movie industry and the media to undertake a campaign to change the negative narrative bedeviling the society.