A body of security experts, Brotherhood Old Boys Association (BOBA), has cautioned a set of persons described as renegades of a spiritual organisation, Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS), against unhealthy disruption of public peace.
Addressing journalists in Calabar, the chairman of the Association, Dr Daniel Udoette, said their utterances, defamatory publications and social media videos circulated were capable of causing religious restiveness among themselves and the general public.
He said such could resultantly also lead to a breakdown of law and order in states of Nigeria and other countries of the world where there are teeming members of the organisation.
Dr Udoette advised the former members to desist from fanning embers of hatred and inciting the public.
According to the security expert, the spiritual organisation is globally recognised as a peaceful Christian group, adding that they will work in concert with other government security agencies in the country and worldwide to thwart attempts at causing public disorder.
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“The Nigerian constitution permits freedom of worship and association but stoutly frowns at any form of public incitement by any religious person(s) or groups.
“The Brotherhood Old Boys Association (BOBA) wants to caution those persons who were excommunicated from Brotherhood of the Cross and Star recently to stop their ongoing public incitement against the organisation and its leadership.
“Having been banished over doctrinal violations, defamatory publications and disloyalty to hierarchy, they are free to go away quietly and form their own different worship centres since Nigeria’s laws permit freedom of worship. They should stop parading themselves as BCS members.
“Brotherhood of the Cross and Star being a peaceful religious organisation will operate within the extant laws of Nigerian and cooperate with the law enforcement agencies to ensure public peace, order and freedom of association and worship. We strongly advise the excommunicated persons to refrain from their plans to mobilise actions against BCS worship centres worldwide because such can disrupt public peace”, he said.
CONVERSEER earlier reported that BCS excommunicated four of its members, Sister Anne Ewa (alias Anne Olwora), Brother Kingsley Asu (alias King Asu), Brother Bassey Effiong Orok and Brother Sampson Harvey, for rebelling against doctrine.
