5 h. 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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14 h. 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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17 h. 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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19 h. 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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21 h. 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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27 h. 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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34 h. 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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42 h. 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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42 h. 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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44 h. ago Uromi Killings: Senator Barau Visits Victims’ Families, Donates N16m

Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin has visited Bunkure local government area of Kano State to sympathise with the families of the 16 travellers who were killed in Uromi, Esan North East LGA of Edo State. The victims hailed from Bunkure, Kibiya, Rano and Garko LGAs. The deputy president of the Senate met the families […]

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50 h. ago Uromi Killings: Bala Praises Tinubu, Governors For Rapid Response

In light of the recent tragic event in Uromi, Edo State, where a mob killed 16 individuals suspected of kidnapping, the chairman of the House Committee on Public Service, Hon (Engr) Sani Bala Tsanyawa, has expressed deep appreciation for the swift actions taken by President Bola Tinubu, the National Assembly and state governors. Hon. Tsanyawa […]

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51 h. ago Lynched travellers: Edo politician condemns killings, slams police over insecurity

A senatorial aspirant under the Labour Party in Edo State, Paul Okojie, has condemned the recent mob killings of 16 Northerners in Uromi, Edo State, blaming the police for the incident. In a press statement Tuesday, Okojie said that the victims who were burnt alive by an irate mob were targeted in response to growing Read More

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59 h. ago Uromi killings: Deputy Senate President visits victims’ families in Kano, donates N16 million

From Desmond Mgboh, Kano The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, on Wednesday visited Bunkure LGA of Kano State to sympathise with the families of the 16 travellers who were killed in Uromi, Esan North East LGA of Edo State. The Deputy President met the families of the victims, who hailed from […] The post Uromi killings: Deputy Senate President visits victims’ families in Kano, donates N16 million appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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60 h. ago Jibrin pays condolence visit to families of Uromi victims in Kano

From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, on Wednesday visited Bunkure Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State to commiserate with the families of the 16 hunters killed in Uromi, Esan North East LGA of Edo State. Accompanied by dignitaries including the Minister of State for Housing and […] The post Jibrin pays condolence visit to families of Uromi victims in Kano appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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62 h. ago Edo killings: NNPP chieftain condemns jungle justice, calls for peaceful coexistence

Tribune Online Edo killings: NNPP chieftain condemns jungle justice, calls for peaceful coexistence Ambassador Olufemi Oguntoyinbo, a South West Chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has condemned the killing of 16 Northern hunters in Uromi, Edo State. He emphasized that jungle justice is not in the nation’s best interest. In a statement released on Wednesday, he expressed his condolences to Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf and […] Edo killings: NNPP chieftain condemns jungle justice, calls for peaceful coexistence Tribune Online

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65 h. ago DSS arrests two Key suspects in killing of 16 Northerners in Edo State

Operatives of DSS have apprehended two principal suspects linked to the brutal killing of 16 Nigerians of Northern extraction in Uromi. read more DSS arrests two Key suspects in killing of 16 Northerners in Edo State

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2 d. ago Uromi Killings: Edo SSG Commends Okpebholo For Swift Response

Secretary to the Edo State Government (SSG), Barrister Musa Ikhilor, has commended Governor Monday Okpebholo for his proactive leadership in addressing the tragic killings in Uromi. Speaking on TVC’s breakfast show yesterday, Ikhilor revealed that the governor travelled two and a half hours by road to the village where most of the victims hailed from. […]

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3 d. ago Masterminds of killings in Uromi won’t be spared —Governor Okpebholo

Tribune Online Masterminds of killings in Uromi won’t be spared —Governor Okpebholo Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has said his administration would not treat with kid gloves, recent criminality in which about 16 northern travellers who were said to be hunters were killed in Uromi, by faceless individuals. In this interview with journalists, Governor Okpebholo, who appealed for calm maintained that there is no room for […] Masterminds of killings in Uromi won’t be spared —Governor Okpebholo Tribune Online

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3 d. ago Group condemns extrajudicial killing of 16 Edo hunters, calls for investigation

Abiodun Baiyewu, Executive Director of Global Rights, a Non- Governmental Organisation, has condemned the extra-judicial killing of 16 hunters in read more Group condemns extrajudicial killing of 16 Edo hunters, calls for investigation

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4 d. ago Edo killings: Islamic cleric warns Yobe Muslims against reprisals

The Chief Imam of the Goni Muktar Islamic Centre, Prof. Musa Tukur, has called on the authorities to look into the Edo massacre and warned the Muslim ummah against taking laws into their hands. The don gave this warning during his sermon after the two rakaat prayers, which emphasised the significance of the Eld el-fitir Read More

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