Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has said his government has traced some violent, aggrieved Fulani to their countries and paid them to stop the killings of Southern Kaduna natives and the destruction of their communities saying that the renewed violence is carried out by bandits. El-Rufai made this known while fielding questions from some select Journalists in his office in Kaduna recently. Since this proclamation that came from the governor himself many observers of the political terrain in Northern Nigeria have wondered if the governor is actually on the right track to restoring peace in Kaduna.
El Rufai's strategies have drawn a lot of criticism from members of the public. Right from the clash between Shite Muslims onto the killing of Shite members by the military and the outlawing of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, the governor's solutions have appeared only to lead to more violence in the state. Presently a dusk till dawn curfew has been imposed on parts of Southern Kaduna by the governor in a bid to maintain peace.
Hundreds of irate youths protesting the frequent attacks and killings in Southern Kaduna communities, have pelted the convoy of the Governor with stones. El Rufai has visited the areas affected by the attacks five times. The recent visit was said to have been prompted by rising tension in Kafanchan after a 24 hour curfew was imposed by the council chairman last Monday.The governor, however, assured the people of the area that everything was being done to put an end to the killings.Speaking when he visited the Emir of Jema’a, Alhaji Muhammadu Isah Muhammadu, and the Chief of Kagoro, Ufoi Bonet and Chief of Marwa, Tagwai Sambo, in their palaces, el-Rufai urged all aggrieved parties to sheath their swords and embrace peace.
He said the state government was working very hard to ensure that necessary security measures were put in place to protect lives and property and maintain law and order.
“I and the deputy governor took oath of office to protect lives and property of all citizens, and we are committed to ensuring that this is achieved,” he said.
“I and the deputy governor took oath of office to protect lives and property of all citizens, and we are committed to ensuring that this is achieved,” he said.
He appealed to the people to avoid taking laws into their hands in the event of any crisis and urged traditional rulers to talk to their subjects against taking vengeance each time there was problem between or among the persons.
The governor commended the Emir of Jema’a for taking prompt action to stop his subjects from crisis that could have erupted during protests in Kafanchan, stating that government was left with no option than to impose the 24-hour curfew in the area.
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