The National Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Bishop David Bakare, has condemned in strong terms the killing of 16 travelling hunters intercepted by local vigilantes in Uromi community, Esan North Local Government of Edo state.

Speaking to newsmen on Sunday in Kaduna, Bakare called for thorough investigations into the ungodly act to ensure that the perpetrators are fished out and brought to justice.

The clergyman appealed against reprisal attacks, pointing out that two wrongs cannot make a right.

He expressed condolences to the families of the victims and urged the authorities to ensure that the culprits are brought to book to serve as deterrent to future occurrences.

According to him, “We strongly condemn this barbaric and ungodly act of killing travellers under any circumstances. Even if they were kidnappers; that does not warrant taking the law into our hands; the right thing was to hand them over to law enforcement agents for proper investigation and legal action.”

He suggested that thorough investigation must be carried out on the matter to ensure that the culprits are brought to book, no matter who they may be, while appealing against reprisal act, saying that two wrongs won’t make a right.

The PFN National Secretary stated that their prayers are with the families of the victims, saying that Nigeria needs all the peace at this material time.

DAILY POST reports that on Thursday March 27, the hunters, said to be of northern extraction were travelling from Elele, Rivers State to Kano for Sallah when they were intercepted by a vigilante group in Uromi area.

The vigilante group was said to have raised the alarm that they were kidnappers after they found dane guns in the truck the hunters were travelling in, leading to a mob attack.

PFN condemns killing of travellers in Edo, demands justice for victims