- Safiu Kehinde
Former Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, the killing of 16 travellers burnt to death in Edo State on Thursday.
NPO Reported that the travellers, who were claimed to be Hausa hunters, were mistaken for kidnappers following the discovery of Dane guns in their vehicle by security operatives and vigilante group at Uromi community, Esan North East Local Government Area of the state.
The security operatives would raise alarm which triggered the mob action and led to the death of the travellers en route to Kano for the Eid-Filtri celebration.
Joining other voices to condemn the barbaric act, Ahmed Musa, in a post on his X handle on Saturday, decried the decline in sense of humanity.
He maintained that every lives matters regardless of tribe, ethnicity, or religion.
The former Leicester City and CSKA Moscow’s forward expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased victims.
“My heart is heavy. 💔💔 How did we get here? How did we lose our sense of humanity? Innocent travelers, simply on their way to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, were hijacked and unalived in Edo State. 😢🔥
“This isn’t about tribe, religion, or background—this is about human lives! When did we become so desensitized to pain? Where is our compassion? Where is our sympathy? We cannot allow this kind of evil to become our new normal. Every life matters. 🕊️
“May their souls rest in peace. May their families find strength. And may we, as a people, remember that humanity comes first. 💔😭🙏🏽 ” He wrote.