Okpebholo Suspends Security Chief Over Uromi Killings

Orders Crackdown on Illegal Vigilante Groups

BENIN CITY Following the public outcry over the gruesome killing of hunters traveling back to the North in Edo State, Governor Monday Okpebholo has suspended the Commander of the Edo State Security Corps, CP Friday Ibadin Rtd., alongside all illegal vigilante groups operating in the state.

The decision was announced in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhikor Esq., who confirmed that 14 suspects have been arrested so far in connection with the killings.

The government clarified that the local vigilante group responsible for the attack was operating illegally, as it was never profiled or registered with the Edo State Security Corps.