A group of men and women across the three Etsako have donated the sum of N4 million to the family of slayed vigilante chairman in Ikabigbo, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo who was killed during rescue operation by fulani herdsmen

The vigilante chairman, Nuredeen Yusuf was killed on 26th of June by the killers of Rev. Fr. Christopher Odia on his way to rescue the priest.

Yusuf who was the chairman of Ikabigbo vigilante group was among the team that went into the forest to rescue the abducted priest of the St Michael Catholic Church Rev. Fr. Christopher Odia who was also killed by his abductors on the 26th of June.

The leader of the group, Mr. Patrick Inobemhe who presented the donation during the visit to the village to commiserate with the affected families, described the attack as “unfortunate and dastardly.”

Inobemhe said a sum of N2 million would be given to support the education of the children of the late vigilante chairman while N500,000 was to be given to the mass servant of the church for his hospital bill.

He added that the sum of N300,000 is to be given to another injured victim while the remaining amount would be given to Ikabigbo vigilante and other vigilantes across the area to support them in the fight against insecurity in the area.

Inobemhe said a WhatApp group was formed to mobilise funds for the support of the affected victims, adding that since the incident happened nobody cared for those who were affected in the attack.

According to him, “Attention of both local and international was on the death of the Catholic priest without anyone saying anything about the vigilante chairman who died while defending his community and the priest despite being a Muslim.

“This is why some sons and daughters of Etsako came together and contributed some amount of money to assist the family of the deceased vigilante and others who sustained injuries during the attack on the community,” he said.

Also speaking, Mr. Yakubu Musa a member of the group said the donation was to assist the family of late vigilante chairman for using his life to protect somebody.

Musa said a total sum of N4 million was realized and the donors agreed that half of the money should be given to the late vigilante chairman’s family for the children’s education.

The village head of Ikabigbo Chief Bramah Alegeh and some vigilante leaders commended the group for their efforts at assuaging the plight of the victims.

The vigilante group however, promised to ensure adequate security of lives and properties in Etsako Federal Constituency and Edo North District in general.