From Yakubu Busari ,Jos
Bishop Mbayor Japhet Ndarchang addressing the press in Jos
The Arewa Pastors Forum For Peace has condemned the ongoing killings in Southern Kaduna and called on the state and federal governments to put a stop to it forthwith
According to its National President, Bishop Mbayor Japhet Ndarchang the killings and official statements and reactions are equally condemnable
“He said; “We condemn the killings in all their ramifications and call on the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Ahmed El’Rufai to take full measures to protect all citizens and other Nigerians living in his State in accordance with his Oath of Office.
“His negative response and inability to visit the areas of attacks or send any meaningful humanitarian support raises issues of doubt concerning his impartiality.
“We condemn the killings in all their ramifications and call on the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Ahmed El’Rufai to take full measures to protect all citizens and other Nigerians living in his State in accordance with his Oath of Office.
“His negative response and inability to visit the areas of attacks or send any meaningful humanitarian support raises issues of doubt concerning his impartiality.
“We condemn the killings in all their ramifications and call on the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Ahmed El’Rufai to take full measures to protect all citizens and other Nigerians living in his State in accordance with his Oath of Office.
“His negative response and inability to visit the areas of attacks or send any meaningful humanitarian support raises issues of doubt concerning his impartiality.
, “the recent killings of Christians in Chikun, Kajuru, Kaura, Kachia, Zangon Kataf and Jema’a Local Government Areas of Kaduna State even when Governor Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai has imposed dawn to dawn curfew, is condemnable .
The forum notes with great concern that despite the initial curfew imposed on some of these Local Governments, the “killings by Fulani militia continued unabated which suggests that the terrorists had support for free passage to
the disadvantage of their locked down victims.”
“We condemn the killings in all their ramifications and call on the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Ahmed El’Rufai to take full measures to protect all citizens and other Nigerians living in his State in accordance with his Oath of Office.
“His negative response and inability to visit the areas of attacks or send any meaningful humanitarian support raises issues of doubt concerning his impartiality.
“But of greater concern was the provocative response credited to Malam Garba Shehu, the SA/Media to the President when he stated that the killings in Southern Kaduna are politically motivated and a result of reprisal actions.
“The irony of his statement is that he failed to name who are those politicians engineering the killings and what the Federal Government has done since they now know the fact. The statement also clearly suggests that either the Presidency has been receiving one-sided security reports from the Kaduna State Government under Governor Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai, or reprisal killings have now become the ‘new normal.’
“We call on Mr Governor to immediately undertake a condolence visit to Southern Kaduna and other flashpoint to condole victims of these tragic acts of terrorism.
“The APFP equally expressed concern about what it said were “reports filtering out from Kaduna State that the victims of these senseless attacks in Southern Kaduna are left without (adequate) help from either the State or Federal appropriate agencies except for those coming from individuals and humanitarian agencies.
“We note that of except, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have up till now not provided humanitarian support to the victims.
“Similarly, we join individuals of goodwill of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to call on Mr President to restructure the Security architecture of the Country to reflect the diversities of our great nation in line with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
