Full list: Northern elders give Governor Okpebholo list of 5 demands over Edo killings

• The Northern Elders Forum has listed 5 demands authorities successful Edo State and the Federal Government indispensable conscionable implicit the killings of travelling hunters successful Uromi
• Governor Monday Okpebholo is fixed 14 days ultimatum to retrieve the bodies of the 16 travellers killed successful Uromi
• The Forum said the animalistic and cannibalistic acts against northerners successful the state indispensable travel to an end

Legit.ng writer Adekunle Dada has implicit 7 years of acquisition covering metro, authorities policy, and planetary events

FCT, Abuja - The Northern Elders Forum, has fixed Governor Monday Okpebholo and the radical of Edo state 14 days ultimatum to retrieve the bodies of the 16 travellers killed successful Uromi.

Legit.ng recalls that astir 16 Nigerians who were travellers to the bluish portion of the state were allegedly killed by a mob successful Uromi area of Edo state.

Northern elders request 5 things from Governor Monday Okpebholo implicit Uromi killings. Photo credit: @m_akpakomiza
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Reports stated that the victims, who were hunters with Dane guns, were travelling from Port Harcourt to Kano for Eid erstwhile they were stopped by section vigilantes, who falsely accused them and raised an alarm.

The section vigilantes' alarm led to the gathering of the mob, who took the instrumentality into their ain hands and acceptable the travellers connected fire.

The Spokesperson, NEF, Prof Abubakar, said the North volition instrumentality stringent enactment successful effect to the tragic incident.

Abubakar made this known successful a connection issued connected Saturday, March 29, 2025.

As reported by Vanguard, the Forum said the northbound volition longer judge specified animalistic and cannibalistic acts against its peole.

“This indispensable travel to an end. The North volition instrumentality stringent enactment successful effect to this inhumane onslaught connected its peace-loving people.”

“Consequently, the NEF hereby demands the pursuing contiguous actions from the authorities successful Edo State and the Federal Government:"The swift betterment of the bodies of the victims and their dignified transportation to their families for an honorable and befitting burial successful accordance with their respective faiths.“The apprehension and proceedings of each individuals liable for the onslaught and the brutal killings of the guiltless travellers. The NEF demands a nationalist prosecution of the perpetrators and those that aided the transgression to guarantee afloat transparency and accountability.“The owed outgo of compensation to the families of the victims, successful enactment with the prescribed standards of their respective faiths.“An unreserved apology from the radical and authorities of Edo State, with a committedness to ensuring that specified barbaric behaviour ne'er occurs again.“An unreserved apology from the Edo State Government to the North for this heinous onslaught connected its people. The punishment of the perpetrators indispensable beryllium witnessed by the nationalist to service arsenic a deterrent to immoderate specified aboriginal acts of violence."

Edo massacre: Governor Okpebholo suspends vigilante groups

Legit.ng earlier reported that Okpebholo suspended each amerciable vigilante groups operating successful Edo authorities pursuing the gruesome execution of travelling hunters.

Okpebholo besides suspended the Commander of the Edo State Security Corps, CP Friday Ibadin (Rtd.).

The Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhikor Esq. said the vigilante radical progressive successful the tragic incidental was not registered with the Edo State Security Corps.

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Source: Legit.ng