The Police in Anambra state have warned parents to look out for seven signs which they described as tell-tale signs that their wards were getting involved in cultism.
The Spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Haruna Mohammed, in a press release made available to DAILY POST, identified seven early signs that show a young person was taking to cultism.
They include:
1-late night
2- love for music
3-love for specific colours
4- difficulty in exposing the body
5-isolation
6-anger and smoking
7- making new friends.
Mohammed said, “Early detection of a child’s engagement in cultism can help stop the full involvement of that child in the evil act and also save the life of the child from impending dangers that lies ahead.
“Bad friends contribute a lot to joining cultism. Try to know the friends your child goes out with most times, find out their details and find out where they hang out. Doing this will help you to be sure your child is not in the company of friends that are cultist because sooner or later the child may join them in their evil acts.
“If your son or daughter is the jovial type that loves keeping company but suddenly starts keeping to him or herself watch out. This is very common among some cultists as they love to be alone.
“You can do a check on the type of music your child has gotten newly and loves listening to over and over again. Some of these songs are fraternity songs containing their chants and anthems.”
Haruna added that, “Some parents are not aware that their children smoke under their roofs even in their private rooms. Check your children’s rooms when they are not around and do it into detail, checking every corner in the room. You can also check the fingers or lips of the child to see any strange darkening. If your child gets angry at the slightest provocation that is not usual with the child, it can be a sign.
“Take note of your child if he or she has suddenly fallen in love with a particular color. For example, the child can wear a color for a week or can’t do without the color in any form of dressing. This can be a danger signal you need to look into.
“Cultists don’t like to expose their body especially the back because they have some wounds they don’t like to expose to people around them. Watch if your child suddenly finds it hard to undress in your presence or goes to the bathroom with clothes on and come out of the bathroom.”
Mohammed said, “Early detection of a child’s engagement in cultism can help stop the full involvement of that child in the evil act and also save the life of the child from impending dangers that lies ahead.
“Bad friends contribute a lot to joining cultism. Try to know the friends your child goes out with most times, find out their details and find out where they hang out. Doing this will help you to be sure your child is not in the company of friends that are cultist because sooner or later the child may join them in their evil acts.
“If your son or daughter is the jovial type that loves keeping company but suddenly starts keeping to him or herself watch out. This is very common among some cultists as they love to be alone.
“You can do a check on the type of music your child has gotten newly and loves listening to over and over again. Some of these songs are fraternity songs containing their chants and anthems.”
Haruna added that, “Some parents are not aware that their children smoke under their roofs even in their private rooms. Check your children’s rooms when they are not around and do it into detail, checking every corner in the room. You can also check the fingers or lips of the child to see any strange darkening. If your child gets angry at the slightest provocation that is not usual with the child, it can be a sign.
“Take note of your child if he or she has suddenly fallen in love with a particular color. For example, the child can wear a color for a week or can’t do without the color in any form of dressing. This can be a danger signal you need to look into.
“Cultists don’t like to expose their body especially the back because they have some wounds they don’t like to expose to people around them. Watch if your child suddenly finds it hard to undress in your presence or goes to the bathroom with clothes on and come out of the bathroom.”
*love for Music is a sign of cultism???how??
Almost all youngstars love music
ReplyDeletetype of music????????
DeleteDifficulty in exposing the body, ke? This is how some innocent MFM and Deeper Life people will soon be accused of what they know not. And making new friends is a sign?
ReplyDeleteI want to say this is a joke but I can't cos it's really not funny.
Gosh, this your comment eh😁😁😁😁😁😁.
DeleteEnter your reply...difficulty in exposing their body cos of tatoo
Deleteare you daft? if they suddenly find it difficult to expose bodies because of scars.. cant u people read gosh
DeleteAnon 16:34 No, I'm not but you clearly are. I don't expose my body in front of anybody but my husband and doctor. I'm not comfortable with such. Even my mother is NOT PERMITTED to see me naked! I do not wear anything that shows my back. Come and arrest me. Shior!
DeleteWow! So I'm a cultist😁😁😁😁😁
ReplyDelete#musiclover
Stella, he said a particular kind of music that might contain their chants. They have different colours for different cult groups.
ReplyDeleteThese people ehn🤦🏽♀
ReplyDeleteHow about parents watch their kids closely and see if it is a sign for depression or something else. The isolation and not exposing body makes sense but still not enough, the child might be selfharming..beside there are many people who joined cult and you would never know cause nothing changes about them, funny thing is they are the deadliest.
NPF don’t know anything.
ReplyDeleteThose signs they listed 👆🏿there will give an innocent a bad name.
Arrogancy with pride.
ReplyDeleteBeing angry at any slight thing.
Wrong wrong wrong...I do EVERYTHING there but am not a cultist
ReplyDeleteEven the chant of cultic chants and anthems. ☺
DeleteThese police people no get sense at all. What rubbish criteria is that
ReplyDeletena you no get sense.. those are signs does not mean only signs, if you are observant to some of these things it might help you find something.
Deletehalf/7. All points are not correct. the writer please go for night prep and read your books well this time..research moreeeee
ReplyDeleteHmmm
ReplyDeleteComing from people that arrest others for wearing a tatoo or dreadlock on the suspicion of yahoo activities...i will take this with a pinch of salt....🙄
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