The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has ordered a probe of the gruesome murder of 16 northerners by a mob in the state.
The governor reveled this when he visited the town where the tragic incident happened.
A local vigilante group in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of the State on Thursday, murdered 16 Hausa travellers moving from Port Harcourt to Kano for Sallah celebration.
Sixteen of them were burnt alive and their vehicle and property also razed.
Governor Okpebholo who visited the town on Friday to access the situation, expressed dismay over the heinous killings.
He condemned the action of the vigilante members in the strongest terms and promised justice for the victims.
The Governor said there is no excuse for the vigilante members to take the law into their hands without recourse to statutory law enforcement agencies.
The Governor directed the State Police Command and other security agencies to conduct thorough and speedy investigations into the matter and bring those found culpable to book.
He also charged the community to work with the security agencies to fish out the culprits.
Okpebholo also commended community leaders, especially the leadership of Arewa community in the area, for descalating tensions and handling the situation with restrain.
