They murdered my Kano-bound passengers in Edo: Truck driver narrates ordeal

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  • A truck driver who survived the lynching of 16 travelers in Edo state, has refuted claims that the attack was related to a tribal clash, insisting the vigilante group should be held responsible
  • The victims, identified as hunters traveling from Port Harcourt to Kano for the Sallah celebration, were accused of being kidnappers and attacked by the vigilante group
  • The driver, who was initially detained by the police alongside two others, later discovered that the mob had brutally killed all 16 passengers

Truck driver speaks on how Kano-bound passengers were murdered in Edo.
Photo credit: Legit.ngSource: OriginalI initially refused to give them a ride because it was against my companys policy. But after driving for about two kilometers, I felt guilty for abandoning them. After all, they are my fellow Northerners from Kano State, so I went back and picked them up, the driver said.Truck driver recounts Edo vigilante mob lynching of 16 travelersTruck driver reveals truth behind Edo state massacre, explained how it wasnt a tribal clash.
Photo credit: Abdullahi O Haruna Haruspice (Nasarawa Mirror)Source: FacebookHe said he (Vigilante leader) didnt trust them and demanded they come down. As soon as the crowd saw their guns and dogs, they attacked us, the driver narrated. The commander told the crowd that we were kidnappers and Boko Haram, and they started beating us mercilessly.By the time he went back to the scene, the mob had already killed 16 people, the driver revealed, his voice filled with anguish.This was not a tribal clash. The vigilante are solely responsible for this attack. They are the ones that caused our people to be murdered in cold blood, he emphasided.

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