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We Can Sneak Into Uromi Community Edo And Take Revenge – Families Of Slain Hunters In Kano Threaten Reprisal

The hunters, who were reportedly travelling from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to Kano State for the Sallah celebration, were intercepted and lynched by vigilantes at Goodwill Junction, along Old Ilushi Road, on suspicion of being kidnappers.

The families and colleagues of 16 hunters lynched in Uromi, Edo State, have issued a stern warning, threatening to "take the law into their own hands" if the government fails to arrest and prosecute those responsible for the killings.

The hunters, who were reportedly travelling from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to Kano State for the Sallah celebration, were intercepted and lynched by vigilantes at Goodwill Junction, along Old Ilushi Road, on suspicion of being kidnappers.

The gruesome killing has sparked nationwide outrage and condemnation.

The majority of the victims hailed from Toranke, in Bunkure Local Government Area of Kano State, where mourning has turned to anger and demands for justice.

In interviews with The PUNCH, community leaders, families, and friends of the victims called for swift government action. Alhaji Musa Dogo, a community leader and hunter, said, “We cannot allow this to go unanswered. If the government does not arrest and publicly prosecute those responsible, we will take matters into our own hands. We know how to track down those who commit evil.”

Another hunter, Bala Danburan, echoed the sentiment, vowing, “We know how to sneak into Uromi and take revenge ourselves if justice is not served. This is not a threat; it is a promise.”

The hunters also called for the case to be transferred to a Kano court to ensure transparency and fairness. They referenced a precedent in which the Kano State Government handed over a suspect to Bayelsa State for trial.

Alhaji Usman Bako, another resident of Bunkure, lamented the killing and criticised the government for what he described as neglect of local security outfits like hunters, who have played critical roles in fighting insecurity in rural areas. “If this continues, we may be forced to withdraw from t operations,” he warned.

Malam Sani Umar, who lost his younger brother Yahaya in the attack, said the family had been left in pain and despair. “Yahaya left behind four children and a wife. He believed in justice, but now he’s been killed unjustly.”

In a tearful interview, Hafsat Ibrahim, mother of another victim, Nasiru, demanded justice and compensation. “He was the backbone of our family… The killers must be punished according to Islamic rites, and the government should compensate us,” she said.

Although governors of Kano and Edo states recently paid condolence visits to the grieving community, victims’ families insist that visits are not enough. “We need real action. We need arrests. We need to see prosecution,” said Sani Umar.

SaharaReporters had reported that the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja, issued a stern warning against any group planning reprisals over the recent killings in Uromi, Edo State, stating that security agencies would clamp down on those fuelling tensions.

Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, had claimed that political leaders from Edo and Kano states had already "resolved" the crisis.
He had said the Edo State government had reached out to the affected families in Kano to douse tensions.

“At the political level, everything has been settled. Anybody or group trying to cause panic or issue threats will be investigated and dealt with accordingly,” Kangye declared.

The military general also pushed back against widespread concerns that security forces relaxed their operations against violent herdsmen, terrorists, and bandits across the country.

“The military is still very much in the fight. We have neutralised many of them and will continue our onslaught against them and their leaders,” Kangye insisted.

The military’s assurances come amid growing fears of reprisal attacks following the Edo killings, with tensions still high despite political leaders' interventions.

Recall that Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) also arrested two principal suspects involved in the killing of 16 Nigerians of northern extraction last week.

According to a statement by Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo, the arrests were made by DSS operatives in Uromi based on credible intelligence.

"Operatives of the DSS have apprehended two principal suspects involved in the killing of 16 Nigerians in Uromi. The arrest was made following credible intelligence, and security forces are intensifying efforts to track down other individuals connected to the crime," Itua stated.

However, the arrested suspects had been transferred to Abuja for further interrogation and prosecution by relevant authorities.

On the issue of compensation for the victims’ families, Itua clarified that discussions between the Edo and Kano State governments were still ongoing to determine the appropriate form of compensation.

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Nigeria is just a ticking time bomb 💣……

Imagine this thing happened in any Eastern state in Nigeria…..

I can’t advise my enemy to invest capital projects outside his state of Origin

I know emotions are high but this is not the best time for anyone to speak. Non Arewa's will never know the pain our people are going through. We are being persecuted in and outside our lands.

Hausa's are not Fulani's. We are peaceful and learned people.

We love to share.

We deserve to be loved.

All we have done is live peacefully and open our arms to receive everyone, including the Fulani's. But what did we get in return?

Just to make their dry story long, they will repeat one point 3 times.

They should shut up, is because Nigeria happened to them? It have been happening to other people, although we Yoruba Muslims will soon stop beging for unity and one Nigeria, we are better off with Odudowa. Republic

Think well , Edo is not Benue State, they love to prove outsiders wrong

In my place from the south , an indigene can be arrested or harassed by the security services for holding a screwdriver but a northerner with a cutlass will be allowed to freely without any challenge, in your own land oooooo

Old and possibly fake story. Tensions have dropped of recent. These sort of news look comedic to me now. All the trolls opening threads on the situation long got bored and have moved back to IPOB and ronu matters.

Goodluck with that. Sneak in and your bodies will be returned in body bags. Take am play first.

Clowns... Their people ffvkd around with guns and found out.
Make all these ones come, make dem use dem count scores

Some of this social media guys can really blow things out of proportion. I don't know who instilled the boldness of violence in them in the first place.
I have and know some arewa friends and they are actually cool and diplomatic persons in reality. I know people will say they are educated and exposed; yes they are, but then why are some of this educated ones fighting with social media and instigating violence.
Nobody actually ed what happened but then some people should not bring this unfortunate incident to a show of power.

16 men with strong faces carry tools from river state down to Edo state yet our security men nor stop them. make any southerner risk am carry kpo from delta to Benin, 2 seconds security men don jump on am

Which hunter..abi bandit kidnappers

Arm yourself against Fulani herdsmen. Don't be a victim,they're not good people.

If una try anyhow una go see anyhow oo.

Better not try nonsense, the man in power doesn't talk but he can bite dangerously. If you try it, Tinubu will level your community in Kano, ask the people of Okuama community in Delta.

You will all come back in body bags like your roasted family

Let them make the first move of revenge...i wil check something later!

agulion:
They should shut up, is because Nigeria happened to them? It have been happening to other people, although we Yoruba Muslims will soon stop beging for unity and one Nigeria, we are better off with Odudowa. Republic

CHINEDU come out with your full sunken chest and stop capping nonsense.

PIG 🐖

When will these people be arrested for such a statement

After sorry, no story anymore

The state governor, The Uromi people, the Edo people, patriotic Nigerians have apologized on behalf of Uromi people.

Let it go, sometimes that's how it feels, no justification just saying

No be today una don dey sneak dia do k!lling na. Las Las una go confess

Okay, we are watching 👀

Are you from Edo state? Please do well to pick a phone and warn a relative today

Dejijossy:
I still don't understand Hausa hunters operating in P/court. What are they hunting?
This is not adding up...
Hunters are expected to hunt in their communities not even expected to hunt at their border states.

blena:
This Hunters stories didn't Add Up at all

You mean the said Hunters been hunting in Port Harcourt with their guns?

First which Police approved their guns in Rivers. Does the where they were living in the community knew them as Hunters.

Never heard of such as Fulani hunters in any community in River throughout my years in Rivers. Correct me if you have ever heard or seen one in your lifetime in Rivers

cc iLegendd, can you now see that those people killed were gallivanting in your backyard for months right there in your state YET you found a foundation in which to disparage Igbos and shift the blame to them https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/8384503/hausas-should#134770586

This life ehn . . .

Let's us all move on. RIP to the dead. No amount of revenge will bring them back

Imagine!!

The Edo state gov has gone to kano and spoken with the families for compensation. They have also arrested the culprits. What else do they want

They want to go on a killing spree. How would that bring back the dead. Are the going to kill innocent people or they know the people who committed these atrocities

They should just allow this matter to rest.

They now understand how losing someone pains.

During 2011 election, 11 NYSC corpers from south were killed in the North, their family cried and clean their eyes, no one visited Bauchi for revenge.

Deborah was killed for whatsapp comment, heaven did not fall.

Just die the matter

You fit come for revenge and got killed too

Anyway I trust Apostle Sulieman's boys.

I still don't understand Hausa hunters operating in P/court. What are they hunting?
This is not adding up...
Hunters are expected to hunt in their communities not even expected to hunt at their border states.

Anybody ing these heinous act should be arrested starting from pityobi trying to politicising this!

Cowards!!! They are always sneaking and attacking by surprise. Them no go die well.