Nigeria, March 31 -- The House of Representatives minority caucus has condemned the senseless killings of 16 hunters in Uromi, Edo State, and called on the relevant authorities to ensure justice for the victims.
The victims, traveling from Port Harcourt to Kano for Eid-el-Fitr celebrations, were mistaken for kidnappers due to the traditional hunting tools they carried and were subsequently lynched.
In a statement signed by minority leader Kingsley Chinda on behalf of the caucus, the lawmakers expressed their shock and grief over the brutal murder of these individuals, primarily northerners, by a gang of lawless anarchists in Edo State.
The caucus stated, "We find such brutal killings of innocent Nigerians in any part of the country b...