Northern Elders Forum has kicked against recent killings of some northern travellers in Edo State.
Recall that INFORMATION NIGERIA had reported that hunters, suspected to be terrorists were killed and set ablaze by angry mob in Uromi area of the state.
Following the unfortunate incident, President Bola Tinubu ordered for immediate arrest and prosecution of individuals responsible for the act.
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Reacting to the killings on Saturday, in a statement by NEF’s Spokesman, Professor Abubakar Jika, said that the North has tolerated enough and will no longer condone such treatment.
He said: “NEF received the shocking, sad, and deeply disturbing news of the barbaric, extra-judicial, and cowardly killing of innocent Northern hunters who were returning home to celebrate the end of Ramadan and Eid Kabir Sallah festival with their families in Uromi, Edo State.
“This heinous act is totally unacceptable, and we condemn it in the strongest terms.
“The North has tolerated numerous acts of recklessness from some Southern part of Nigeria in the past. This must come to an end.”
