The Waco compound of David Koresh's Branch Davidians; the LA hippie Helter Skelter ranch where Charles Manson and his Family plotted the grisly Tate-LaBianca murders; sex guru Osho's Wild Wild Country commune in Oregon... Every cult needs a base of…[Continue Reading...]
Controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie, who is being held in connection with the death of over 400 people in a suspected starvation cult in Shakahola, Kilifi County has decried what he describes as a violation of his rights. Appearing at the…[Continue Reading...]
State agencies at the Coast are on high alert, fearful that controversial preacher Paul Makenzi and other survivors of Shakahola doomsday cult that has claimed 425 lives might be planning mass suicide. The fears are borne out of the fact…[Continue Reading...]
MOMBASA, Kenya: Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been handed the longest pre-charge court-approved detention in the country’s history, following an extension of his stay in prison, a judge has said. Mr Mackenzie has already been in custody for more…[Continue Reading...]
The Police Command in Lagos State has rescued nine teenagers during an alleged forceful cult initiation in the Mushin area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday.[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — While the infamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints religious leader, Warren Jeffs, was sentenced to life in prison years ago on child sex abuse charges related to underage marriages, another man, Samuel Bateman,…[Continue Reading...]
A member of a secret cult group who the police describe as the head of the gang’s killer squad, Idris Ayinla, has been arrested while on a reprisal mission in the Victoria Island area of Lagos. The police said the…[Continue Reading...]
Warren Jeffs is an American religious leader and the President of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). He rose to fame after being arrested and charged with sex crimes involving minors. The FLDS is a sect…[Continue Reading...]
Residents and traders in the Ire-Akari Estate of Isolo, Lagos State are currently in fear over recurring cult clashes and activities of hoodlums in the area. Speaking in separate interviews with PUNCH Metro on Tuesday, residents lamented the insecurity being…[Continue Reading...]
Kenyan authorities have exhumed more than 400 bodies from shallow graves linked to a cult whose leader is accused of asking his followers to starve themselves. The tragedy has sparked debate in Kenya about how to protect both religious freedom…[Continue Reading...]
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