US EditionA mob in southern Nigeria kills 16 people they suspected of being kidnappers
- A mob in southern Nigeria killed 16 people believed to be kidnappers, according to police spokesperson Moses Yamu.
- The victims were found with locally made weapons, which led to the mob attack in the Uromi area of Edo State.
- Governor Monday Okpebholo condemned the killings as barbaric and stated that the perpetrators would face justice.
- There has been a surge in mob violence in Nigeria, with at least 391 mob killings reported since 2019 according to SBM Intelligence.
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Nigeria: Mob kills 16 people they suspected of being 'kidnappers'
Nigeria mob lynching: A mob in southern Nigeria killed 16 people, at least some them when tires were forced over their heads and shoulders and set on fire because they were believed to be kidnappers, officials said on Friday (March 28). The victims from the country's north were killed in the Uromi area of Edo State after being stopped by local security personnel. During a search of their vehicle, officers discovered locally made weapons, and tha…
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A mob in southern Nigeria kills 16 people they suspected of being kidnappers
A mob in southern Nigeria has killed 16 people, at least some them when tires were forced over their heads and shoulders and set on fire, because they were believed to be kidnappers.
Tinubu orders manhunt for travelling hunters’ killers in Edo, commends Okpebholo
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the murder of travelling hunters intercepted by members of a local vigilance group in the Uromi community of Esan North Local Government of Edo. The president, who expressed shock at the dastardly act on Thursday, directed the police and other security agencies to conduct swift and thorough investigations and punish the suspected culprits. Tinubu commiserated with the families of the affected victims and assur…
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Dateline NigeriaTinubu directs manhunt for killers of hunters in Edo
President Tinubu also directed the police and other security agencies to conduct swift and thorough investigations and punish the suspected culprits. The post Tinubu directs manhunt for killers of hunters in Edo appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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