Kaduna indigenes under the aegis of
Kaduna State Citizens for Peace (KSCP), Tuesday, held a mass rally in
the state metropolis, condemning religious extremism in the country.
This came as constitutional lawyer, Mr
Femi Falana had last week, written the Attorney General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to arraign military
personnel involved in the clash with Shi’ites, last year.
According to them, any attempt to
persecute Nigerian soldiers when the same Shi’ite members are still
roaming the streets is to confirm insinuations in some quarters that the
Islamic Movement of Nigeria has succeeded in instituting a government
in Nigeria.
In a statement by its National
President, Richard Augustine, the KSCP said the activities of the
Shi’ites members in the state has not been friendly adding that very
soon, their “Armies” might freely carry out actions on Nigerians
unhindered. According to Augustine, the Shi’ite group embarked on a
protest to the state government House but security operatives succeeded
in blocking them along the Kashim Ibrahim House an indication that they
are building up again, accusing outsiders of empowering them.
“In fact security operatives are
stopping them from going to the government house for a protest but the
leaders are discussing with a detachment of both Police and Civil
Defence Operatives along the Kashim Ibrahim house,” the group said. He
said the sufferings of previous religious crises are still being borne
by the citizens of Kaduna, adding,
“We still suffer today even several
years after fanatics destroyed our state. Whenever Kaduna is about to
recover, they will again spill blood. Each time the population starts
uniting, they will find division. Whenever we want to return to living
as one, they find problems for us. We have to end this and that is what
must happen”. Augustine noted with emphasis that it was planned that the
Shi’ite problem in Zaria comes to other parts of Kaduna state.
Credit: Vanguard
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