The Council of Imams and Ulama in Kaduna state has demanded the
arrest and prosecution of the president of the Christian Association of
Nigeria (CAN) and others for the alleged escalation of the mayhem in
Southern Kaduna.
The Imams in Kaduna said the statements by the Christian leaders provoked more violence
The part of Kaduna has since late 2016 witnessed
heavy attacks and killings despite security deployment and curfew
imposed by the government.
The Imams are insisting that the attacks on some
villages in the area were heightened through inflammatory and false
statements by those who they want arrested.
Vanguard reports that the Imams, at a press
conference in Kaduna addressed by their chairman, Sheik Abubakar
Babantune and secretary, Aminu Ibrahim, demanded that those to be
arrested should include Rev Zacahriah Gado of 19 DCC Fellowship, the CAN
president, Samson Ayokunle, CAN secretary-general Musa Asake, John
Danfulani, and Solomon Musa, SOKAPU president.
The Imams insisted that the Christian leaders
encouraged the killings of Muslims in the area, which they described as
merciless massacre, through their comments.
The religious leaders also called for the arrest
and prosecution of Danjuma La’ah, the senator representing the area,
and Sunday Marshal-Katung, a member of the House of Representatives.
The council said those mentioned spread falsehood and encouraged residents to take up arms against each other.
The Imams also blamed the government for
refusing to prosecute those behind previous crises in the area naming
some of them as Zamani Lekwot and five others, who were found guilty and
sentenced to death by Justice Okigbo tribunal over the Zangon Kataf
crises.
“The white paper of the Judicial Commission
of Inquiry into Kaduna state Religious Disturbances of 2001 recommended
for further investigation and reprimand of Elder Saídu Dogo, Archbishop
PY Jatau, Archbishop BA Achigili.
“The white paper on the report of the federal
government Investigation Panel on the 2011 election violence and civil
disturbances recommended among others for the police to investigate a
History teacher that killed the father of his student in her presence,” the group said.
The council said it was in support of the
federal and Kaduna state governments taking any measures legally to deal
with any individual or group of persons found promoting further
disturbances in the area.
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