The church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has expressed disgust about the ravaging cultism practice, especially in the tertiary institutions of learning and urged priests to intensify efforts at stamping out the menace; saying there would be no church burial for any secret society member.
The message was contained in the second session of the seventh synod of the Diocese of Akure delivered at Ilare by Bishop Omojeyegbe Ipin-moye.
Just last week in Ondo and Ekiti states, more than six students were murdered in a clash among rival cult groups.
In Ekiti, two students were killed at a restaurant along Dalemoh road after an exchange of fire between rival groups while a similar clash claimed four lives at the Ondo State Polytechnic, Owo.
The church in a bid to stem the tide has therefore prohibited any of its members to be in any secret society or cult.
Ipinmoye said that anybody caught in such societies would not enjoy church burial at death.
"We urge all members to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as the way, the truth and the life. We urge all our priests to continue to make this known to the members. It is resolved again that no known member of any secret society should be entrusted with any position in the church of Nigeria. No such person should enjoy church burial at death;" he said.
Talking about the state of security in the country, Bishop Ipinmoye called on the government to check all militant groups in the country and advised on the re-orientation of the police for greater efficiency.
He said that convocation of a national conference at this time would be an ideal move to resolve various problems besetting the nation.
"We acknowledge the progress made so far by the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) in resolving, through reconciliation, many intra and inter diocesan disputes. Still, Christians are called upon to unite in the spirit of this standing committee meeting: "that they may be one."