Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo has condemned the killing of some persons in the Uromi area of the state, ordering a full-scale investigation into the incident.
The victims, said to be travellers, were allegedly killed by vigilante members on Thursday in the headquarters of the Esan North East Local Government Area of the state on suspicion of being criminals.
But Okpebholo, who visited the community a day after the incident, described it as “barbaric”.
“The Governor directed the State Police Command and other security agencies to conduct thorough and speedy investigations into the matter and bring those found culpable to book. He also charged the community to work with the security agencies to fish out the culprits,” the governor’s spokesman Fred Itua said in a statement on Friday after his principal’s visit to Uromi.
“Governor Okpebholo also commended community leaders, especially the leadership of Arewa community in the area, for deescalating tensions and handling the situation with restrain.”
The governor promised justice for the victims.
“The Governor said there is no excuse for the vigilante members to take the law into their hands without recourse to statutory law enforcement agencies,” the statement read.
