The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the lynching and burning alive of seven people by an angry mob in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Council of the state.
In a statement on Friday, the Chairman, Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Dr. Anthony Aziegbemi, alleged that the mob was led by the newly reorganised state vigilante operatives.
Aziegbemi stated that having suffered repeated killings, abductions, and rape of their women, children, and men in the past few months, the indigenes of the state have become paranoid due to the lack of intervention by Governor Monday Okpebholo and the security apparatus, hence the resort to extrajudicial killings.
“With seven people burnt alive in just one day and several other killings numbering over 100 in the past few months, the PDP is therefore calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make the necessary call and declare a state of emergency in Edo State as the mayhem currently ongoing in Edo far exceeds the skirmishes that happened in Rivers State, which led to the declaration of a state of emergency there.
“We sympathise with the families of the victims of these unfortunate and mindless killings and pray that God grants them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”
Aziegbemi emphasised that kidnapping, killing, maiming, and other violent crimes have become a daily occurrence in Edo under the Okpebholo administration.
“Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomhole, had to take to the floor of the Senate to raise the alarm that the state was under siege. The crisis by far surpasses the skirmishes that took place in Rivers State, which led to the declaration of a state of emergency.
“Therefore, for the safety of our people and to put an end to these mindless killings, raping, abductions, and destruction of property in Edo, we believe it is appropriate for the President to declare a state of emergency in Edo State as a matter of urgency.
“The people of Uromi, after the mayhem of yesterday, have been living in fear due to the possibility of reprisals from the relatives and communities of those killed by Okpebholo’s vigilante operatives. As we speak, the area has been deserted, and everyone is in hiding for fear of the unknown. This makes the declaration of a state of emergency even more crucial, because if the relatives of those who were gruesomely killed by this angry mob of vigilante operatives regroup and launch an attack on this Edo community, it could lead to a full-blown war within the state,” he said.
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