Senator Shehu Sani, a well-known politician and social commentator, posted on X (previously Twitter) about the recent mob death of 16 Hausa tourists in Uromi, Edo State, which triggered a flurry of responses.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
The victims, said to be hunters, were traveling from Port Harcourt to their hometown, Torankawa, in Kano State, when their truck was intercepted by local vigilantes in Uromi. The vigilantes uncovered Dane guns on searching the traveler’s belongings. But the guns where said to have been legally acquired with license to prove.
As a consequence, what should have been a routine check turned into a death sentence. Alarmed by the sight of the weapons, the vigilantes raised an outcry, triggering a mob that swiftly turned violent.
The victims were reportedly tied to used tires, doused in petrol, and set ablaze in a chilling act of barbarism.
Reacting to the tragedy, Senator Sani, a former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly, called for a swift execution of justice for the slain travelers to serve as a deterrent to others and forestall recurrence of similar tragedies.
According to him, apprehending the perpetrators should be relatively easier for security agencies because the incident was captured on video.
However, most of the people who reacted to the post, condemned what the described as the hypocrisy and double standard of northern elites and opinion leaders. These people questioned why these northern leaders, who have always found it very convenient to remain silent in the face of incessant mass killings of mostly Christians in the North, have all of a sudden found their voices and raising hell this time around.
They cited several instances of brutal and barbaric bloodlettings that were perpetrated by northern armed groups in the North and in other parts of the country which northern leaders said nothing about.
According to them, all lives matter, arguing that the lives of northern Christians and minority groups, who are always at the receiving end of these brutal attacks, should matter to the region’s political, religious, and opinion leaders, if indeed they truly care about justice and equity as they now claim.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Read some of the reactions here:
