Nigeria, April 1 -- The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in the state have urged the government of Edo State to pay compensation to the families of the travellers killed recently at Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State.

The governor and the NBA spoke on Monday on separate occasions, both condemning the killing of the 16 travellers, who were mostly from Kano State.

Governor Yusuf spoke while hosting his Edo counterpart, Monday Okpebholo, who paid a condolence visit to the state over the killings.

Governor Yusuf called for the prosecution of the suspects and urged the state government to disclose their identities and compensate the families of the deceased.

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