A BBC African Eye reporter and one of the faces behind the BBC's Black Axe Exposé, Peter Nacjob has stated that the main motive behind the production is to get the Nigerian government to act in combating these cults.
"It's not necessarily a secret that we have violent cult groups in Nigeria. The problem is that at no point has anyone made any effort to literally unpack it, and the reason is because of the fear of reprisal.
So, "we are hoping that this investigation gets the Nigerian government to act," he told hosts of the Super Morning Show, on Thursday, December 16, 2021.
Mr. Macjob noted that prosecution of members of cult groups is difficult due to their affiliation with some police officers and other high-ranking members of society.
“It’s gotten to the point where the police have been overrun but what makes it more complicated is that in the course of the investigation there are accusations that members of the Judiciary, Clergy, the Police, military, are all members of this group,” he said.
“And because there are no police, ordinary civilians form themselves into vigilante groups," he added.
He explained that though they are other cult groups in Nigeria, the focus of the BBC African Eye investigation was on the Black Axe because the group has become a global syndicate "operating in countries across the globe."
Black Axe is a cult group that mainly operates in Nigeria but has affiliations in some parts of West Africa. It is notorious for international scams, human trafficking, and prostitution rings.
The cult was initially created to break chains of oppression in society, to relieve the citizenry of hardships as well as seek better livelihoods for citizens in Nigeria. These, however, cannot be said of cult groups in the country since there has been a diversion from their initial motive. The BBC African Eye report has more.
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