UROMI KILLING: Edo Gov Okpebholo visits Kano Gov Yusuf, vows justice for victims’ families
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, on Monday, paid a condolence visit to his counterpart in Kano State, Abba Yusuf, over the killings of 16 Kano-bound travellers last Friday.
Okpebholo arrived the Kano State Government House at noon and was received by Yusuf and other government officials.
The 16 travellers were killed at Uromi in Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State by some members of a vigilante group who mistook them for criminals.
The 16 travellers said to be hunters were en route Kano State from Port Harcourt for Eid-el-Fitr celebrations when they were killed in Uromi.
The Edo governor and his team commiserated with the people of Kano and the families of those who were killed.
Okpebholo described the incident as sad and felt sad upon hearing the news. He acknowledged the cordial relationship between the Hausa community and the people of Edo.
He assured the people of Kano of swift justice and noted that 14 people had been arrested and moved to Abuja for interrogations.
On his part, Gov Yusuf demanded that those who perpetrated the brutal crime must be paraded for the whole world to see.
He maintained that Kano remained the most peaceful state in the north and accommodated people from diverse communities.
He thanked his counterpart for the prompt visit and called for immediate prosecution of those arrested for justice to be served.
Both governors called for peaceful coexistence as they visited Toronkawa village in the Bunkure Local Government Area of Kano State.
The heinous act has been widely condemned and President Bola Tinubu had given marching orders to security agencies to fish out those behind the killings.
“The President, who expressed shock at the dastardly act on Thursday, directed Police and other security agencies to conduct swift and thorough investigations and punish the suspected culprits,” presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said in a statement on Friday.
