Nigeria, March 31 -- Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has ordered the immediate suspension of the commander of the Edo State Security Corps, Friday Ibadin, a retired police commissioner, over the killing of hunters in the state.

In a statement signed on Saturday by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor, the governor also suspended all illegal vigilante groups operating in the state.

Their suspension followed a review of the preliminary report of the gruesome killing of some hunters at Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of the state on Thursday, Mt Ikhilor said.

"It is to be reiterated that the local vigilante group involved in the gruesome killing of 27 March was operating illegally and was never profiled ...