Kano Deputy Gov,Gwarzo The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, says northerners are safe in Edo State pursuing their legitimate means of livelihood. Gwarzo is the Chairman of the Kano State government’s high-powered investigation committee sent to Edo State to unravel the circumstances that led to the recent killing of 16 hunters…
The Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja, has warned against any planned reprisals over the recent killings in Uromi, Edo State, vowing that security agencies will take action against those inciting violence. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, said political leaders from Edo and Kano states had…
Adejobi The Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has vowed to take necessary action after a police officer in Kaduna State, Hadaina Hussaini Dan-Taki, threatened to retaliate the killing of some northerners in Edo State. Dan-Taki, reacting to the recent lynching of 16 travellers of Northern extraction in Uromi, Edo…
Okpebholo with Kano State Gov., Abba Yusuf The anger, the aghast, and the agony that greeted the Uromi pogrom remain in heightened crescendo, an unrelenting dirge echoing through the land. Families mourn their fallen, and the air is thick with lamentations, while commentaries emerge in diverse tones—some furious, others contemplative, yet all demanding justice. Amidst…
The Edo Peoples Congress, EPC, Abuja, has described as reckless and immature threats by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) over the killing of some northern hunters in Uromi, Edo state. EPC in a statement on Sunday noted that while the incident was tragic and has received widespread condemnation and an-on-the spot assessment by Governor Monday…
By Erasmus Ikhide THE recent extrajudicial killing of suspected kidnappers in Uromi, Edo State, has sparked widespread debate and concern about the state of security in Nigeria. While some have hailed the killing as a necessary measure to combat the rising tide of kidnapping and insecurity, others have condemned it as a form of “jungle…
