Catholic Bishops of Kaduna Ecclesiastical Province have appealed to the Kaduna State government to convene a stakeholders’ meeting that will help in addressing incessant killings in Kajuru Local Council and other parts of the state.
They made the call in a statement signed by Chairman of the province, Most Rev. (Dr.) Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso of Kaduna Archdiocese and the Secretary, Most Rev. (Dr.) John Mamasa Niriing (OSA) of Kano Diocese.The bishops lamented that the resumption of what they considered as the mindless killings in the Kajuru area and parts of Southern Kaduna have come to them with a great shock again.
They noted with dismay that in the last four months alone, communities have suffered a chain of tragedies which climaxed in the gruesome murder of their paramount chief, the Agwom Adara, Mr. Maiwada Raphael Galadima, in October last year.“We had hoped that this tragedy would alert the state government of the seriousness of the tragedy and alert all sides of the urgency of peaceful co-existence. Unfortunately, the situation seems to be growing worse among the communities around Adaraland,” the statement said.
The bishops stressed that while the people of Adara still have no traditional ruler, their other leaders have been rounded up under various allegations and have been in detention for weeks now.“Clearly, these developments have exposed the Adara people to both physical, cultural and psychological insecurity. Read more