This senseless killing must be stopped in Kaduna - Catholic bishops send warning message to FG
- The conference of Catholic Bishops has reacted to the incessant killings in Southern Kaduna
- Many lives and property have been lost in recent time over the crisis in the area
- The clerics advised Catholics across the country to pray for an end to the killings
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Following the incessant killings in Southern Kaduna, some clerics under the aegis of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, have expressed sadness over the loss of lives and property in the area.
The Nation reports that the clerics noted that the killings have been persistent because the perpetrators had not been brought to justice.
Legit.ng gathered that they said there won't be peace in the area if the federal and state governments fail to punish the perpetrators.
The clerics advised Catholics across the country to pray for an end to the killings.
In a statement in Abuja by their president, Most Rev. Augustine Akubeze, the conference warned against politicising the killings.
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“We, the members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, have been following the recent events in Nigeria closely. We continue to hear of increasing insecurity and unabated acts of terrorism in northern Nigeria.
“We are all tired of this situation. We do not want any politician to politicise the killing of Nigerians. There should be one response from everyone, and that is, the killings must stop.
“The perpetrators of the killings must be brought to justice. Where there is no justice or justice is not seen to be done, there cannot be peace. Where there is no peace, there cannot be development. Any government, state or federal, that wants peace must work for justice for everyone.
“There will never be sustained development built upon the bloodshed of innocent people brutally murdered by religious fundamentalists without any recourse to justice for the victims," the statement said.
In a similar report, activists under the aegis of Global Peace and Life Rescue Initiative (GOPR), have said security agencies need support to end the killings in Southern Kaduna.
The group noted that the onerous task of restoring normalcy in Southern Kaduna should not be left in the hands of the security agencies alone but on community leaders and other residents.
It said this would enable the military to gather intelligence and reports of suspicious movements as well as suspected criminals.
In a statement by its executive director, Melvin Ejeh, GOPR said: “We are, therefore, appealing to communities to give timely and accurate information to security agencies to enable them to become proactive since they can’t be everywhere.
“We must learn to see the security agencies as our own, instead of sitting on the fence and waiting for an attack to happen before we start blaming the security agencies. We must also be bold enough to expose criminal elements in our midst.”
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that the lawmaker representing Kaduna Central, Senator Uba Sani, urged leaders and elders in the southern part of Kaduna state to cooperate with the government to work for peace collectively.
It was reported that the senator in a statement he issued on Friday, August 7, advised the leaders in the area to pull the brakes, move for a rapprochement with the state government and collectively work out strategies for frontal battle against bandits wreaking havoc on the communities and people.
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