Edo Massacre: Gov. Okpehbolo sacks security commander, bans illegal vigilante groups Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has suspended the Commander of the Edo State Security Corps, Friday Ibadin, following the March 27 lynching of travellers in Uromi, the Esan North East Local Government Area of the state. The victims, mostly from northern Nigeria, were set ablaze by an angry mob after a local vigilante group allegedly found firearms in their possession while travelling in a Dangote Cement truck. Police rescued ten others, while the rest, burnt beyond recognition, were buried on Saturday. In...