EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Kaduna State Chapter, has called on the Governor Nasir el-Rufai-led administration to urgently take concrete and decisive steps to end the ongoing massacre of innocent souls in the state, describing it as wanton, barbaric and totally unacceptable.
A press release signed by the state Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Abraham Albera Catoh condemned the killings and wondered why the federal government has not intervened, even though the ugly situation is getting out of hand by the day.
“From the mountains of Kaura to the quiet forest of Sanga, towards the thick forest of Birnin Gwari, Giwari, Igabi, Kajuru, Zangon Kataf Local Governments and now Kukum Daji, Kagoro, Kaura and Kauru Local Governments, gunmen and bandits have been maiming, raping, kidnapping and killing innocent people unabated”, Catoh stated, regretting that food security is now threatened in the areas affected, as farmers can no longer go to their farms for fear of the bandits and other criminal gangs on the prowl killing “our people on daily basis and Governor el-Rufai is not doing enough to bring the situation under control, apart paying lip service”.
The party equally lambasted el-Rufai for what it called “his clandestine rendezvous with the terrorists, in the recent past, where he claimed to have paid them (terrorists) to stop the killings, even though he knows that no serious government negotiates with terrorists. It is now obvious that they used the money he payed them to acquire more sophisticated weapons to perpetuate their merciless acts.
“Our soldiers are overwhelmed and are being killed due to obsolete and inadequate arms and ammunition. No wonder, this has resulted in the loss of interest and broken morale, leading to the recent reported resignation of 356 soldiers. The world over, the primary responsibility of any serious government, is securing the lives and property of its citizens. The APC leadership has failed in this task”, the party stated, wondering why a government whose cardinal promise to the electorate was tackling insecurity, is now seemingly not bothered by the worsening security situation in the country.
The party added: “We wish to call on the governor and the security agencies for a change in their tactics and for a paradigm shift from the norm, because the current strategy is not yielding any serious results. The people are disenchanted and frustrated with the security situation in state”.
NATIONAL ACCORD can report that in the past one week dare-devil bandits and unknown gunmen have been terrorizing several parts of the state, killing and maiming innocent citizens in their tens, including women and children, almost on daily basis.
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