Just as the outrage that greeted the mob attack on 16 northern travelers in Uromi, Edo State is dying down a policeman in Kaduna State has called on northerners to take laws into their hands and avenge the death of their kinsmen.
The policeman Hadaina Hussaini Dan-Taki, who was writing on his Facebook account said there should be reprisal attacks against southerners living in northern Nigeria.
Dan-Taki wrote, “I swear to Almighty God, we must do something for you guys, have you forgotten all your brothers that are leaving here in the North make my word, after one week you shall see the result.”
But following criticism targeted at his post Dan-Taki changed his first name and restricted access to his Facebook page, limiting users’ ability to view his posts and comments.
The travelers who the media painted as “hunters” were accosted at a roadblocked mounted by vigilantes on the suspicion they were carrying arms. One of the travelers was alleged to have stabbed a member of the vigilante and then the ensuing chaos led to the lynching and burning alive of the travelers.
