Neo Black Movement of Africa

Neo Black Movement of Africa

The Neo Black Movement of Africa, also known as the Black Axe,[1][2][3] is a Nigerian student cult and criminal organisation.[4] The Black Axe is accused of responsibility in a series of shootings and killings, including violent confrontations with other confraternities.[2]

A representative of the Neo Black Movement of Africa has claimed to be separate from the Black Axe groups[5] and has engaged in charitable giving.[6]. According to the organisation's leader, Mayor Onyebueke, the Neo Black Movement "encourages the promotion of unity and cultures of black people world wide".[7] However, Daniel Offiong reportedly claims that the Neo Black Movement's initial goals have degenerated into behavior that is "notoriously and brutally violent," which has become the cult's official policy.[8]

The current President of the Neo Black Movement of Africa is Mr Isimeme Iriogbe. He and leaders of the group like The National Public Relations Officer, PRO of the group, Mr. Odinde Henry Onome and the Kwale zonal President, Mr. Tony Ndenemu claim that the group was made up of people of like minds to address some societal ills, adding that the group was not a secret cult society but an organization that believes in social justice and equality for all.[9]

References

  1. ^ "NIGERIA: Focus on the menace of student cults". Lagos, Nigeria: IRIN. 1 August 2002. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=33251. Retrieved 19 October 2009. 
  2. ^ a b "Nigeria: The Black Axe Confraternity, also known as the Neo-Black Movement of Africa; their treatment of anti-cultists; their forced recruitment of individuals opposed to cults; their initiation rituals and oaths of secrecy; their use of symbols or particular signs". Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. 15 February 2005. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,,QUERYRESPONSE,NGA,,42df61462,0.html. Retrieved 2009-10-22. 
  3. ^ "The Neo Black Movement in its early beginnings published the Black Axe Magazine which served as the official mouthpiece of the Movement." Quote from Oji, Chima. "A brief history of Neo Black Movement of Africa". nbmarena.com. http://www.nbmarena.com/history.html. Retrieved 23 December 2009. 
  4. ^ "Nigeria’s violent university cults". The Economist. 31 July 2008. http://www.economist.com/world/mideast-africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11849078. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  5. ^ "Group Donates Books to Schools in Edo". Thisday. 2008-08-24. http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=120515&ARG2=296887/. Retrieved 2009-10-21. 
  6. ^ "Group donates items to hospital". The Vanguard. Aug 30, 2009. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/30/group-donates-items-to-hospital/. Retrieved 2009-10-21. 
  7. ^ "'Parents must set up black only schools'". The Voice. 28 July 2008. http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=13973#. Retrieved 2009-10-21. 
  8. ^ Offiong, Daniel A. (2003). Secret Cults in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions. Enugu, Nigeria: Fourth Dimension Publishing Co. Ltd.. , pp. 69-70, as related in Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (2005)
  9. ^ "Neo-Black Movement organises free health care'". The Vanguard. 20 Dec 2009. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/12/20/neo-black-movement-organises-free-health-care/comment-page-4/. Retrieved 2009-12-23. 

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