Cults and sects are live and active in parts of Fiji’s Ra Province and a Government team has been set up to eradicate them.
The Government is concerned about the welfare of children, and because it allows men to sleep with any female group member.
Ra provincial administrator Joji Satakala said, “most of these cult groups ban their children from attending school and this is a serious concern that needs to be addressed.
“All these cult groups are driving the future leaders of Ra in the wrong direction and our team will see that these practices are abolished.”
Satakala said some of the widely known groups are Remnant in Soa, a Kadrala church group in Naboutolu and the followers of the late Sairusi Nabogibogi at Selemi in Nakorotubu.
“We have received reports on these cult groups and they have been monitored closely,” said Mr Satakala.
In April 2010, Remnant were given an ultimatum to stop worshipping Nabogibogi, the self-proclaimed messiah.
“If we can break the Kadrala cult practices at Vatukacevaceva, which has been around for more than 40 years, then there will be no problem abolishing other cults in the province. We want all students to attend school because only education can bring about development in Ra.”
Mr Satakala is confident the beliefs and practices can be eradicated.
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Fiji Times
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