Mohammed Oluwatimileyin Taoheed reports,
The Acting Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has paid a visit to the community where the Catholic Priest, Rev. Father Christopher Idia, was abducted and killed on Sunday, June 26.
Our correspondent covers that the Acting Governor was with some escort who arrived at Ikabigbo on Monday condemn the killing of the catholic priest.
“The unfortunate attack resulted in the killing of Rev. Fr. Christopher Odia at St. Michael Catholic Church, Ikabigbo in Etsako West Local Government Area. I received briefs from eyewitnesses in the community and assured the troubled community that the assailants will be brought to book and made to pay for their crimes.”
He asserted: “We are pained by the loss of both the reverend father and the member of the vigilante group, who was killed, but I am particularly happy with our youth and the vigilante group and the hunters. We also commend the police and the military for their prompt action. We’re very saddened that we lost our loved ones.
“I insisted that we must come to see what has happened for ourselves. We have gotten some information already. Last night, I insisted that the military should remain in the bush to comb the forest. As we speak, they’re still there because we want to make sure that none of the culprits escapes.”
“We will also look at what has happened here critically because Edo State has been relatively peaceful. We will not allow these miscreants to come into our state and disrupt the peace that we’re already enjoying. Edo will be too hot for them. We will assess what has happened to know how to correct them”.
To end his speech, he expressed a commiseration to the relatives of Yusuf Nurudeen, a member of the Edo Security Network who gave up the ghost in a bid to help the godly pastor.
