Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai yesterday visited Kasuwan Magani community in Kajuru Local Council following the bloody crisis that occurred in the town on Thursday. Casualty figures rose to 55 deaths at the weekend, while several others were hospitalised.
El-Rufai said: “We are here to see and to listen for ourselves. We must live in peace and never use violence to solve a problem. We are not happy with this and government will pursue and punish those responsible for this devilish act.”
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari, has condemned the communal violence. Reacting to the violent clashes, President Buhari in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, yesterday said the frequent resort to bloodshed by Nigerians over misunderstandings that can be resolved peacefully, is worrisome.
According to the President, “No culture and religion support the disregard for the sanctity of life,” adding that “peaceful coexistence is necessary for the progress of any society and its wellbeing.”He noted that without communal harmony, the environment for the conduct of “our everyday businesses would be impossible to achieve.”
All Progressives Congress (APC) national stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has strongly condemned the fresh communal crisis at Kasuwan Magani in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State in which 55 people reportedly died.
Asiwaju Tinubu said in a statement in by his Media Office and signed by Mr. Tunde Rahman that it was essential for people of various religious groups and persuasions to accommodate one another and live in peace and harmony.
Twenty-two suspects were arrested and quizzed by the police in the wake of the crisis sparked on Thursday by restive youths in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state.
The APC leader admonished traditional, religious and youth leaders to embrace peace and put an end to the mayhem and bloodshed, which first reared its ugly head in the area in February this year claiming 10 persons. He particularly urged the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) in Kaduna State and in the troubled area to inculcate in their members and youths generally the importance of peaceful co-existence and the sanctity of human life, saying without peace and tranquility, a society cannot make any meaningful progress.
