22 h. ago Vigilante Killed As Edo Police Rescue Six From Kidnappers’ Dens

Six kidnapped victims were rescued by the Edo State Police Command on Friday during a coordinated operation that, unfortunately, claimed the life of a vigilante. Moses Yamu, the command spokesman, confirmed this in a statement issued on Friday. Yamu stated that the victims were rescued from various locations and on separate days. READ MORE: Navy […] The post Vigilante Killed As Edo Police Rescue Six From Kidnappers’ Dens appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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24 h. ago Edo APC Renews Call For Arrest Of Police Inspector’s Killers

All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has renewed calls on the Inspector- General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, to ensure that those behind the killing of the late Inspector Akor Onuh are arrested and brought to justice. Onuh, an orderly attached to Governor Monday Okpebholo, was murdered on July 18, 2024, near the Benin […]

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37 h. ago One year after: Edo APC demands justice, calls for arrest of killers of Inspector Akor Onuh

From Tony Osauzo, Benin Nearly one year after, the Chairmam of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Emperor Jarrett Tenebe, yesterday, raised the alarm that the killers of Inspector Akor Onuh, the police orderly attached to the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, were walking freely without prosecution. In a statement […] The post One year after: Edo APC demands justice, calls for arrest of killers of Inspector Akor Onuh appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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9 d. ago ‘Stop Hunting In Southern Nigeria,’ Kano Rep Tells Constituents

The lawmaker representing Rano Bunkure Federal Constituency of Kano State, Alhassan Rurum, has appealed to his constituents that were affected by the recent killings in Uromi, Edo State to discontinue hunting in the Southern part of the country, saying the practice is no longer justifiable. Rurum made the appeal when he visited the families of […]

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2 w. ago 14 Arrested As Kano Delegation Visits Edo Over Uromi Killings

The Kano State Government has commended the swift and decisive steps taken by the Edo State Government in response to the brutal killing of 16 hunters, expressing satisfaction with the measures implemented so far to bring the perpetrators to justice. Deputy Governor of Kano State, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, made this known during a visit […] The post 14 Arrested As Kano Delegation Visits Edo Over Uromi Killings appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Islamic cleric defends death penalty for whoever changes religion

An Islamic cleric and the National Chairman of the Council of Ulama, Dr. Ibrahim Jalingo, has endorsed death penalty for religious faithful who renounce their religion. In a strongly worded statement shared on his official Facebook page on Thursday, Jalingo openly defended a Hadith prescribing the death penalty for apostates and accused critics of Hadith Read More

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2 w. ago Kano government committee on Uromi killings visits Edo State

A high-powered committee constituted by Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, to investigate the recent killing of some of the read more Kano government committee on Uromi killings visits Edo State

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2 w. ago Uromi 16: Obi Of Onitsha Denies Issuing Any Warning To Northern Youths

The Imeobi Onitsha Traditional Council has dismissed trending media report of a purported warning to Northern youths resident in Onitsha, Anambra State, credited to His Majesty, Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe (Agbogidi), the Obi of Onitsha, over tension arising from the recent unfortunate killing of 16 travellers in Uromi, Edo State. This was contained in a statement […]

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2 w. ago Lynched travellers: Kano, Edo govts to hold victims’ compensation talks

The Kano State Government has exclusively told The PUNCH that it will soon enter talks with its Edo counterpart to determine the financial compensation for families of the 16 travellers who were killed by a mob in Uromi, Edo State last month. The state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Waiya, though did Read More

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2 w. ago Ojuromi Condemns Killing Of Hunters, Demands Security Presence

The Ojuromi of Uromi, HRH Anselm Eidenojie on Sunday condemned the extrajudicial killing of 16 travelers said to be hunters in Uromi, Edo State. Eidenojie also lamented the poor state of insecurity in the area and called for the establishment of a military base and mobile police force unit in the area. While condemning the […]

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3 w. ago Police disown, arrest man threatening reprisal over Edo killings

The Kaduna State Police Command has disowned an impostor, Hadaina Hussaini (Dan-taki), who was spotted wearing a police uniform and making inciting comments on social media. The PUNCH Online reports that Hadaina Hussaini Dan-Taki, who posed as a police officer, had threatened reprisal attacks on southerners living in northern Nigeria. Dan-Taki’s remarks followed the brutal Read More

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3 w. ago Kano 16: Relatives, fellow hunters of lynched travellers threaten revenge

Families and colleagues of the 16 hunters who were killed in Uromi, Edo State, by a mob, have warned that they would revenge their deaths if the government fails to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of the crime. The victims were travelling from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to Kano for the Sallah celebration when they Read More

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3 w. ago Edo killings: Shops shut in Sokoto amid fears of retaliation

There is palpable tension in Sokoto State as rumours of protest over the recent killings of 16 hunters in Uromi, Edo State of Nigeria, by local hunters in the state. Our correspondent in the state who monitored the incident on Friday gathered that most business areas occupied by non-indigenes, especially the Igbos, are under lock Read More

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3 w. ago Lynched travellers: PFN demands action, warns against retaliation

The President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, has called on the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, and his Kano State counterpart, Governor Abba Yusuf, to speak out against reprisals for the 16 travellers that were killed by a vigilante group in Edo State. Oke advised the state incumbents to cooperate Read More

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3 w. ago Uromi killings: Group commends Govs Okpebholo, Yusuf for dousing tension

Tribune Online Uromi killings: Group commends Govs Okpebholo, Yusuf for dousing tension Al-Bayan Interfaith Centre has called for the immediate prosecution of all those involved in the heinous and senseless killing of travelers to Kano in Uromi, Edo State and commended the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo and his Kano State counterpart, Abba Yusuf for their respective roles in dousing raised tensions in the wake of the […] Uromi killings: Group commends Govs Okpebholo, Yusuf for dousing tension Tribune Online

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3 w. ago Edo killings: Nigerians’ lives are sacred, state police way forward ─ PFN President

Tribune Online Edo killings: Nigerians’ lives are sacred, state police way forward ─ PFN President The cleric, while describing the Edo killings as a terrible extrajudicial and evil act, lamented that PFN is worried that other similar inhuman killings have been going on in the country Edo killings: Nigerians’ lives are sacred, state police way forward ─ PFN President Tribune Online

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3 w. ago Kano gov commends Tinubu, Okpebholo for swift response to killings

Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has expressed deep appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo for their swift intervention following the tragic killing of 16 Kano indigenes in Uromi, Edo State. In a statement issued by the Kano State Commissioner of Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, Read More

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3 w. ago Obi of Onitsha rejects report on northern youths, calls for harmony

The Obi of Onitsha, Nnaemeka Achebe has denied issuing any warning to northern youths over the killing of hunters in Edo state. In a statement on Thursday by his chief of staff, Osita Anionwu said the monarch has not made any statement concerning the incident in Edo State. The statement came after claims of the Read More

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3 w. ago Deputy Senate President assures justice for 16 slain hunters in Edo

Tribune Online Deputy Senate President assures justice for 16 slain hunters in Edo During his visit to the families of the 16 Hausa hunters killed in Uromi, Edo State, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, reassured the families that the perpetrators would be brought to justice according to the laws of the land. Senator Barau Jibrin expressed deep sympathy and sorrow for the victims, who […] Deputy Senate President assures justice for 16 slain hunters in Edo Tribune Online

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3 w. ago NHRC, civil society groups urge transparent probe into Uromi killings

Tribune Online NHRC, civil society groups urge transparent probe into Uromi killings The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and civil society organizations in Kano State have commended President Bola Tinubu’s swift directive to security operatives to apprehend those responsible for the killing of 16 Hausa hunters in Uromi, Edo State. Speaking at a press conference in Kano, NHRC State Coordinator Shehu Abdullahi and Peter Hassan Tijani, Executive […] NHRC, civil society groups urge transparent probe into Uromi killings Tribune Online

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