A troubling incident: Some Northerners travelling from Port Harcourt to Kano met their waterloo in Udune Efandion community, Uromi, Edo State, reports Sahara Reporters.
It is gathered that the Northerners were travelling home for the Salah festivities. They were stopped and checked and were perceived as kidnappers by security agents and vigilantes in that part of Edo State.
The travellers had their hunter guns with them, which obviously caused the wrong perception. The security agents did not hesitate to raise the alarm, and some mob in the community ran by and reacted instantly.
According to reports, their vehicle was razed with some people trapped in the vehicle, while others who were down were carried on wheelbarrows into the fire.
A security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, confirmed the incident on his X handle on Friday.
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Writing, he said, “The sight of their hunting guns. Dane guns commonly used in the North were misinterpreted as a threat. Instead of contacting the police or other security agencies, local vigilantes raised a false alarm, which ignited a wave of chaos and violence.
“The reaction was swift and brutal. Local youths, incited by the unfounded accusations, viciously attacked the travellers, resulting in the tragic loss of 16 lives on the spot. In a grotesque act of barbarism, the mob set the truck ablaze, leaving some bodies trapped inside the vehicle.
“While some people were taken out on a wheelbarrow and thrown inside fire. This gruesome scene only points to the sickening reality of mob justice that has taken root in certain communities.”
Zagazola disclosed that by the time the police arrived on the scene following a distress call, the damage had been done. Four survivors were rescued and rushed to His Grace Hospital in Uromi for urgent medical treatment, while five suspects have been arrested by authorities.
“Responsive action from security operatives came too late for the victims. By the time they arrived on the scene following a distress call, the damage had been done. Four survivors were rescued and rushed to His Grace Hospital in Uromi for urgent medical treatment. Meanwhile, authorities have confirmed the arrest of five suspects, but is this enough? A mere handful of arrests cannot bring back those lost, nor can it alleviate the trauma inflicted on the surviving families,” he wrote.
According to Zagazola, the Hausa community in Uromi held an emergency peace meeting to address the situation to prevent any form of retaliation.
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