The member representing the Rano Bunkure Federal constituency, Kabiru Rurum, has urged members of his community—particularly the families of 16 hunters who were brutally killed in Uromi, Edo State—to discontinue hunting in the southern part of the country.
He emphasized that the practice is no longer sustainable due to the prevailing insecurity in the nation.
“Our people need to stop these practices and reconsider the current situation at hand. Things have really deteriorated,” he stated.
Rurum made this appeal on Thursday while visiting the victims’ families in Bunkure village, where they had gathered to welcome him for a condolence visit.
He noted that conditions have changed significantly, and given the ongoing insecurity across the country, some practices must come to an end.
According to him, “In this age, you cannot carry weapons like guns and cutlasses and go to the south in the name of hunting. Things have changed.
He, therefore, stated “I want to use this opportunity to call on our brothers, especially the hunters,that things have changed today, they are not like before”.
“Is 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?
So also “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, is not like it used to be. So we are hereby calling on them, to stop this practice.
“We are going to meet with the various hunters associations in the state to ensure that these practices are stopped.
“We should learn to adapt to changes as they come. This hunting practice must not continue. You go out in the name of hunting and come back without even a rat.
“We are here called on you people to please stop this practice and ensure that you desist from it. Sit down and reason and bring out a more friendly practice” he stated.
He further donated the sum of N5 million to the families of the victims and promised to build a school in the community to dedicate to be dedicated to the victims.
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