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Olugbemi. Adeyinka Ogunleye
2 weeks ago
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Uromi killings: PFN insists on arrest, prosecution of perpetrators
• Calls for establishment of state police
President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, yesterday, condemned the killings in Edo State and other parts of the country, saying all perpetrators of the killings must be punished.
It would be recalled that 16 travellers were killed in Uromi, Edo State, by members of the vigilante group a couple of days ago. Oke, who called for fairness and justice in the incidents, emphasised that urgent and critical steps must be taken to stop the menace in the country.
The PFN President made this call while addressing journalists at the Cornerstone City, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. He said: “PFN condemns the killings that took place in Edo State where people were mistaken to be kidnappers and were attacked. We condemn it in a categorical term. It was uncalled for. Every Nigerian should be able to move freely in any part of the nation. In that wise, the PFN is joining others in Nigeria to condemn it.
“We urge Governor Monday Okpebholo and Governor Abba Yusuf to cooperate and fish out the perpetrators to serve as a deterrent to other people. Lives are sacred. And people, no matter the part of the nation they come from, should be able to move freely anywhere in Nigeria. We pray the Lord will give them wisdom. Oke added that the same measure of seriousness with which the criminals who perpetrated this act are being hunted should be applied in other parts of the country where killings happened.
He, therefore, called for the establishment of state police to curb insecurity, saying vigilantes should not be the ones providing security. The PFN President also lauded Tinubu for providing pragmatic leadership for the country and wished him a happy birthday.
Credit: Guardian
