…The Hausa Hunters were convicted in less than an hour, some were burnt with the truck while alive and some were beaten to death and then set them ablaze....READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT FROM SOURCE | READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT FROM SOURCE...
…The Hausa community in Uromi cries murder, savagery, barbarity, says enough to vigilante jungle justice, tribal militia onslaught against the innocent Hausa.
…Amnesty International Condemns the killing and burning alive passengers calls for an immediate and transparent investigation of lynching of 16 travelers whose vehicle was blocked and all of them dragged one by one: beaten and then set ablaze by the vigilante and armed youth yesterday in Edo state
…When they were hunting roasting the bush meats hunted in Port Harcourt, little the Hausa Hunters did know that they would be hunted and roasted at Edo and their hunt would be a booty to feast for the outlawed celebrating the inhumanly themselves were recording, sharing…
The Periscope Global
According to an eyewitness account, sixteen identified as Hausa hunters, were traveling from Port Harcourt to Kano for Sallah; they had their machetes and dane guns in the lorry; they were stopped by the vigilante at Uromi, Edo State
On discovering the guns, hell broke loose; alarm was raised, the youths flocked in, mistaken for bandits, their fate was certain; the travellers were brought out and hacked to death, then set ablaze; One was seen being wheel borrowed into the flame by the time the police arrived, only four were still barely alive.
Another social media account has it that “the 16 persons mobbed and burnt to death in Uromi yesterday have been confirmed to be hunters traveling from Port Harcourt to Kano to go celebrate salah; What they had with them was hunter gears, which was Dane Guns mostly used for hunting.
“They were hunters and they Always migrate in numbers; they were gruesomely murdered in a very barbaric way without fair hearing, without investigation.
Amnesty Report:
Amnesty International calls for an immediate and transparent investigation of lynching of at least 16 travelers whose vehicle was blocked and all of them dragged one by one: beaten and then set ablaze by the vigilante and armed youth yesterday at Uromi Edo state. Those killed were hunters travelling from Rivers state to Kano to celebrate Eid with their families.
They were tied to used tyres doused with petrol and then set on fire. The viral videos of the gory incident show the victims pleading with their attacks while crowds cheered the vigilante that attacked the travellers using axe, iron rod and machete.
The Nigerian authorities must go beyond merely condemning the incident and ensure that the suspected attackers are apprehended and brought to justice in fair trial. The consistent failure of the Nigerian government to punish mob violence has created an environment in which violent mobs believe themselves entitled to take the law into their own hands.
The horrific mob violence that happened at Uromi is part of the rising trend of vigilante groups of towns and villages along highways blocking roads and carrying out unlawful activities with impunity. The fact that these killings have been happening for a long time, with few cases investigated and prosecuted, highlights the authorities’ shocking failure to uphold and fulfil their obligation to protect people from harm and violence.
Amnesty International strongly condemns this incident. The Nigerian government must take appropriate and effective measures to prevent cases of mob violence across the country and ensure access to justice and effective remedies for victims. The police must be adequately equipped to respond to mob violence.
The Hausa community reacted with peace protest agitating for justice to take its course, to end the vigilante intimidating the Hausa peaceful people earning a legitimate living.
The protest, peaceful as it appeared, has scared the living daylight in Uromi where shops were closed and market men and women took to their heels.
The government called for calm with the assurance of bringing the perpetrators to book.