Na wa o! Ekpoma no fit chill again as tension dey rise for dem side. People don vex wella following the killing of one youth wey dem suspect say kidnappers carry hand do am. Na Saturday, dem gather come disrupt market and even slaughter goats, show say the anger don pass ordinary level.
Dis protest come after dem discover the body of the youth for bush Friday night. Everywhere scatter as traders no fit do business again. People dey drag goat body, and cows dey waka freely on major road like dem no sabi say wahala dey ground. Na true say this matter don tire the locals, especially the farmers wey no fit enter farm again because of kidnapping wahala.
Omo, the Edo State Commissioner for Information, Kassim Afegbua, don come out talk say dis violence no go solve anything, make people calm down before e turn to something worse. Him talk say Governor Monday Okpebholo dey on ground for Ekpoma to talk to the people make dem no dey cause more tension. E label di protest as ‘mob action’ wey no get sense. As e be now, dey don rescue some people wey dem go carry away on Friday with the help of local hunters and police.
Meanwhile, Aigbokhan Oseremen wey be convener of Esan Worldwide Community dey cry out about the rising rate of kidnapping for dat area. He don talk am for video say police no get better relationship with the community again. Dem don dey lose trust because of frequent attacks and wahala wey dey happen. He comot for di matter say it dey important make security agencies and government take action sharp sharp.
The security situation for Esanland dey bad, and Oseremen talk say the density of Fulani herdsmen for the forests don contribute well to the insecurity. Dey don settle deep for bushes, wey don increase the kidnapping wahala. E talk say dem don try control cases for Urum area, but now dem don shift am go Ekpoma wey dey suffer from dis trend of kidnapping. Na yesterday after protest, another kidnapping case still show face. E mean say these people no dey fear again o!
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) don show support for di protest wey Ekpoma youth do, dey talk say dem dey react to di current state of insecurity for di country. Dem also vex say government dey focus on elections instead of trying to fix the security problems wey dey affect everybody. HURIWA don warn say if dem no change how dem dey manage di country, e fit turn to nationwide protest like wey we see for 2020.
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