Uromi killings: Lawmaker cautions constituents against hunting in southern Nigeria

[Newsman]

A lawmaker from Kano State, Alhassan Rurum has cautioned members of his constituency against hunting in the Southern part of of Nigeria. Rurum who represents Rano Bunkure Federal Constituency of Kano State said hunting is no longer justifiable. Speaking during his visit to the families of the victims of the Uromi killings in Edo State, Rurum said the level of insecurity witnessed across the country has changed certain practices like hunting. “I want to use this opportunity to call on our brothers, especially the hunters, things have changed today, and they are not like before. “In this age, you cannot carry weapons like guns and cutlasses and go to the South in the name of hunting. Things have changed. “Our people need to stop these practices and reason with the current situation at hand. Things have really degenerated. “It’s like you living in this community, to see some Southern tribe wielding dangerous weapons coming around, they don’t speak your language and you don’t speak theirs. What would be your reaction?” the lawmaker queried. Insisting that things have changed with the evolution of times and happenings around the country and even the globe, Rurum called for an end to hunting in the southern part of the country. The lawmaker also urged his people to ensure that they move with the tides of time. “In like manner, you can’t be wielding dangerous weapons in southern communities where you don’t speak their language and they don’t speak yours in the name of hunting. “Things have changed in this country, it’s not like it used to be. So we are hereby calling on them, to stop this practice,” the lawmaker said. He further donated N5 million to the families of the 16 hunters who were lynched in Uromi while promising to build a school in their memory. The article was originally published on Politics Nigeria.

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