By Ayodele Oni
Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has demanded for bodies of travelers killed at Uromi in Edo State.
NEF issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okoebholo, and the people of the state, to provide the bodies for befitting burial.
The demand was contained in a statement by NEF spokesperson, Prof Abubakar Jika Jiddere, in which the Forum expressed its deep sorrow and anger over the attack and brutal killing of the 16 travelers.
The statement read in part, “The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has received the shocking, sad, and deeply disturbing news of the barbaric, extra-judicial, and cowardly killing of innocent Northern hunters who were returning home to celebrate the end of Ramadan and Eid Kabir Sallah festival with their families in Uromi, Edo State.
“This heinous act is totally unacceptable, and we condemn it in the strongest terms.The North has tolerated numerous such animalistic and cannibalistic acts of recklessness from some Southern part of Nigeria in the past.
“This must come to an end. The North will take stringent action in response to this inhumane attack on its peace-loving people.
“Consequently, the NEF hereby demands the following immediate actions from the authorities in Edo State and the Federal Government:
The swift recovery of the bodies of the victims and their dignified transfer to their families for an honorable and befitting burial in accordance with their respective faiths.
“The arrest and trial of all individuals responsible for the attack and the brutal killings of the innocent travellers.
“The NEF demands a public prosecution of the perpetrators and those that aided the crime to ensure full transparency and accountability.”
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