Killings: Southern Kaduna elders want Buhari to nudge El-Rufai to action

Southern Kaduna Elders Consultative Forum has urged President Mohammadu Buhari to alert Kaduna State Governor, Mal. Nasir el-Rufai on the need to live up to the expectations of his office in protecting the lives and properties of innocent citizens.

This was contained in a press statement signed by it’s Secretary, Elder Peter Buba On Tuesday in Kaduna.

This came three days after Zikpak, a suburb of Kafanchan town was attacked and nine persons were reportedly murdered.

The group said that the Governor had once publicly confirmed the knowledge of where the bandits come from and even paid them money to stop the killings which still persists on a massive scale.

“All in all, the heartless destruction of lives and property in Chikun, Kajuru Z/Kataf, Kauru, Kaura, Sanga, and Jema’a LGAs, despite the curfew, is a serious embarrassment which should worry the power that is, the time for the government to justify the confidence reposed in it by the people is, therefore, overdue.

According to them, the Southern Kaduna has been in the eye of the storm over the incessant attacks and massive destruction of lives and property in the past few weeks.

“As elders of the area and indeed Kaduna State, we are greatly disturbed by the unfolding tragedy ripping across our land, adding We cannot, therefore, afford to continue sitting and folding our arms in the face of the continued violence that portends a bleak future for future generations.

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” We have come to acknowledge SOKAPU as the voice and hope for Southern Kaduna. And we call on our people to support SOKAPU for the good work it has been doing. Buba Urges.

He added that everyone knows, the oaths of office, Mr President and all the 36 state Governors undertook to create a conducive environment for the peaceful co-existence of all citizens irrespective of creed, religious or ethnic, to ensure seamless development and healthy growth of our country, given the fact that we have lived together in an integrated and symbiotic manner until the brutal invasion of our communities by those who govern have come to confirm as foreign Fulani.

He further explained that what is happening in Southern Kaduna today and by extension, some states of the federation is at variance with the above laudable objective.

“We appeal to Mr President to urgently intervene in a more effective way, given the magnitude and rapid spread of the killings, especially in the past five weeks.

The group advised that more troops and equipment should be deployed to Southern Kaduna to battle the situation urgently just as was done in Birnin Gwari and Katsina State.

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE