Disturbing Video: Angry mob set 16 Northern Travelers ablaze in Edo Over alleged kidnapping allegations

Tragedy struck in the Udune Efandion community of Uromi, Edo State, as 16 travelers from Northern Nigeria were lynched by a mob over false allegations of kidnapping.

The horrifying incident occurred on Thursday when an irate crowd, fueled by misinformation, took the law into their own hands.

According to intelligence reports, the victims, mostly Hausa hunters, were traveling from Port Harcourt to Kano for the Sallah celebrations when they were stopped around 1:30 p.m. by members of the Edo State Security Corps and local vigilantes.

Upon spotting their hunting rifles, commonly used in the North, the vigilantes mistook them for criminals and raised a false alarm instead of contacting the police.

Chaos erupted as local youths, incited by the unfounded accusations, attacked the travelers. Sixteen were brutally murdered on the spot, with some bodies burned inside their vehicle.

Others were reportedly dragged out, placed in wheelbarrows, and thrown into the fire.

Security forces responded after a distress call but arrived too late to prevent the killings.

Four survivors were rescued and taken to His Grace Hospital in Uromi for treatment.

Authorities have since arrested five suspects in connection with the attack.

In response, the Hausa community in Uromi convened an emergency peace meeting to prevent retaliatory violence.

However, concerns remain about whether justice will be served.

The police have vowed to ensure that the perpetrators are prosecuted, emphasizing that “the law must take its course.”

News360 Nigeria reports that almost on monthly basis, Nigeria witnesses the dastard occurrence of jungle justice resulting in lynching and setting human beings ablaze on pedestrian and unimaginative reasons, which could have been tempered or handled by the police in a civilized society.

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