Edo government warns traditional rulers on kidnapping in their domain.
Tamarauemi Ebimini.
The Edo State Government has warned that traditional rulers and village heads in the state would be held responsible for any kidnapping act in their various domains.
The state-acting governor, Philip Shaibu said this in Benin after a security meeting with traditional rulers, heads of local government councils, vigilantes, and hunters among others.
He also warned herdsmen and other groups occupying the state’s forest in the guise of camping to vacate such areas with immediate effect.
He mandated councils’ heads in the state to use security apparatus including police, army, vigilante groups, and hunters among others to forcefully remove any groups or individuals that failed to vacate the place within the next ten days.
He warned traditional rulers and village heads who have collected money from herdsmen and allowed any form of camping or grazing in the state’s forest to refund such money and ask them to leave with immediate effect.
He assured that the government is determined to reduce and possibly stamp out the waves of kidnappings and killings in the state.
