The Nigerian Bar Association, Benin branch has condemned the killing of its member, Efe Idahosa, by kidnappers en route Owo, Ondo State to Benin in Edo State.

The deceased was said to have been killed in Ondo State by a stray bullet from the kidnapping gang last Thursday while returning from Achievers University in Owo where he lectured.

The Publicity Secretary of the branch, Festus Usiobaifo, who condemned the killing on behalf of the branch, decried the level of insecurity in the country, lamenting that a promising colleague had been killed in his prime.

In a press statement on Monday, Usiobaifo said, “The Dream Team is sad to inform the public that our colleague, Efe Idahosa, Esq has transited to the world beyond.

“It was gathered from available information that the promising lawyer was killed by a stray bullet from an aggressive kidnapping gang while in a commerical vehicle returning from Ondo State to his base in Benin City, on Thursday, 22 June, 2023.

“The Benin Bar chairman, Chief Nosa Edo-Osagie, while bemoaning the level of insecurity in Nigeria has described the news of the death of Mr. Efe as a rude shock, and wondered why a young man so promising was violently forced to take a premature exit by the unrepentant enemy of life. It is indeed a difficult time for Nigerians,” he added.

The Publicity Secretary said that news about his corpse, family and burial will be made available soon.

He added, “We beseech God Almighty to grant the family the deceased left behind the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss.”