When mobs become judge and executioner, By Abdulhamid Abdullahi Aliyu

The Edo killings have also exposed Nigeria’s fragile ethnic relations. Many northern politicians see the incident as part of a broader hostility against their people in the South. Some southern commentators argue that insecurity, not ethnicity, was the real trigger. But in a country where tensions simmer beneath the surface, such incidents quickly take on political dimensions.

A horrific scene unfolded in Uromi, Edo State, where 16 travellers were…