Super Eagles star Umar Sadiq denounces Edo massacre, sets the record straight on tribal issues

• Super Eagles prima Umar Sadiq has condemned the lynching of 16 bluish travelers en way from Port Harcourt successful Rivers State to Kano State.
• The Valencia guardant besides educated the nationalist connected the divers tribes and religions wrong the North
• The erstwhile AS Roma subordinate was an unused substitute successful Nigeria’s World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe

Umar Sadiq has condemned the gruesome execution of 16 travellers by an irate mob successful Uromi, Edo State.

The victims, Northern hunters, were returning to their families successful clip for the Sallah solemnisation from Rivers State.

The erstwhile Torino subordinate called the sidesplitting of the individuals unjustifiable.

Super Eagles guardant Umar Sadiq has spoken against the sidesplitting of 16 Northerners successful Edo State. Photo by: Bruno Penas/Quality Sport Images.
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Sadiq addresses tribal divisions successful North

AFCON bronze medalist Umar Sadiq has raised consciousness astir the divers tribes successful the North.

According to Soccernet, the Kaduna-born subordinate clarified the favoritism betwixt the Hausa and Fulani.

The Valencia guardant besides highlighted the North's spiritual tolerance, noting that some Muslims and Christians coexist peacefully. He said:

“Only the ignorant don’t cognize the quality betwixt Hausa and Fulani.“Hausa is simply a people from the North connected its own, with some Muslims and Christians successful it, and with bully and atrocious radical similar immoderate different tribe."The aforesaid arsenic Fulani, who person their ain connection (Fulatanchi) and are besides made up of some Muslims and Christians. Ignorance is sidesplitting people. We person bully and atrocious radical successful each tribe.”

President Bola Tinubu has ordered an contiguous probe into the tragic incidental and demanded that the culprits beryllium brought to justice.

Amnesty International and the Northern Governors Forum person besides condemned the sidesplitting of the men per Punch.

It was gathered that the hunters were heading to Kano erstwhile they were intercepted by a mob who claimed the travellers were kidnappers.

Further reports accidental that section information operatives flagged down the conveyance the victims were travelling and portion conducting a search, they recovered Dane guns utilized by the hunters.

Viral footage flooded societal media, showing however the victims were lynched earlier they were yet acceptable ablaze by immoderate youths.

Super Eagles prima Umar Sadiq has condemned the lynching of 16 bluish travellers en way to Kano state. Photo by: Eric Alonso.
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Ajayi says Sadiq is right

Nigerian writer Joel Ajayi has supported Umar Sadiq's claims astir the uniqueness of the North.

Speaking successful an exclusive chat with Legit.ng, Ajayi emphasized the request for sensitization crossed the state to amended the nationalist astir the antithetic regions. He said:

“Having lived successful the North for implicit a decade, I tin corroborate that the portion is location to divers tribes crossed its 16 states. We person Hausa, Fulani, Ebira, Igala, Kanuri, Berom, Tiv, and galore others. "It is unfair for radical from the South to categorize everyone arsenic simply Hausa-Fulani.”

Sadiq shines successful Spain

Super Eagles subordinate Umar Sadiq has achieved a singular feat successful Spain by winning La Liga’s Goal of the Month.

According to Nation, the 28-year-old scored an equaliser successful the 88th infinitesimal with a backheel against Osasuna, helping the lucifer extremity successful a 3-3 draw.

The erstwhile Partizan subordinate bushed Diego Garcia's overhead footwear for CD Leganes against Getafe CF and Andrei Rațiu's long-range changeable for Rayo Vallecano against Sevilla FC per La Liga.

Sadiq succeeds Real Betis' Romain Perraud, who won it successful February, successful the database of winners of this trophy.

Valencia are presently successful 16th presumption with 28 points successful the 2024/25 La Liga season

Musa releases connection connected killings

Legit.ng earlier reported that Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa responded to the tragic quality of the brutal killings of travelers passing done Uromi, Edo State.

Musa, who plays for Kano Pillars, emphasized that the killings were not related to tribe, religion, oregon background, and should beryllium powerfully condemned.

The erstwhile Leicester City subordinate besides reiterated that the lives of each Nigerian are important and merit respect.

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Source: Legit.ng