Hundreds of families of the slain Uromi hunters took to the streets, protesting the brutal killing of their loved ones. The protesters, who blocked the major road linking Toranke in Bunkure Local Government area of Kano State with Kano, carried placards with messages like “We demand justice on the killings of our people” and “Hunters are not criminals.”
The protesters demanded speedy justice and an end to the killings, with some hunters joining the peaceful protest, carrying dangerous hunting weapons. Others chanted war songs as the convoy of Edo State Governor Pastor Monday Okpebholo passed by during his visit to the area ¹.
Notably, the placards also bore messages like “Northerners killing must stop” and “Northerners
