NHRC demands justice for 16 slain travellers, government’s actions to prevent recurrence

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has demanded justice for the 16 hunters lynched last Thursday in Edo State, and urged the government to take actions aimed at preventing possible recurrence.

The Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, expressed concerns about the lynching in a press statement released in Abuja on Tuesday.

“We at the Commission demand that all the perpetrators be fished out and brought to justice.

“We call on the government to take concrete steps…