- The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested 14 suspects in connection with the mob killing of travelers along the Uromi-Obajana Road in Edo State ¹.
- The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, condemned the violent attack carried out by a local vigilante group against travelers suspected of being kidnappers.
- The victims were travelers from Elele, Rivers State, who were intercepted by vigilante members at Uromi, and later lynched by a mob.
- The police rescued 10 travelers, with two of them sustaining injuries, and arrested 14 suspects in connection with the crime.
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the arrest of 14 suspects in connection with the mob killing of travelers along the Uromi-Obajana Road in Edo State. The victims were travelers from Elele, Rivers State, who were intercepted by vigilante members at Uromi, and later lynched by a mob. The police rescued 10 travelers, with two of them sustaining injuries, and arrested 14 suspects in connection with the crime. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, condemned the violent attack carried out by a local vigilante group against travelers suspected of being kidnappers.
