Sothern Kaduna Crisis: Clerics Calls for the Prosecution of Two Members of NASS

The Kaduna State Council of Imams and Ulama has called on the Federal Government to arrest and prosecute Senator Danjuma La’ah and Honourable Marshal Katung over their utterances in respect to Southern Kaduna crisis.

The council also listed among those to be arrested Rev. Zacahriah Gado of 19 DCC Fellowship; the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Samson Ayokunle; CAN Secretary General, Musa Asake; John Danfulani; and Solomon Musa, SOKAPU President, for their alleged roles in encouraging killings in the area.
The council made the call at a press conference in Kaduna, addressed by its Chairman, Sheik Abubakar Babantune, and Secretary, Aminu Ibrahim.
According to them, the inflammatory utterances of religious and political leaders in the area had led to the “merciless massacre of hundreds of Hausa/Fulani Muslims in the area”.

The Ulamas and Imams, refer to several newspaper publications, indicted them of thumping up sentiments through falsehood and encouraging residents to take up arms against each other.

They however blamed the government for failing to punish perpetrators of past crises in the area, who were indicted but allowed to go scot-free.
Among those alleged to have alloed to go scot-free include 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 P. Y. Jatau, Archbishop B. A. 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 slaughtered the father of his student in her presence.”
“The council is in support of the Federal and Kaduna State Governments in taking any measure legally, to deal with any individual or group of persons,” found promoting further disturbances in the area.”
They however called for prayers from all Nigerians of good will to bring the crisis to an end and ensure permanent peace and economic prosperity.