Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has visited Kajuru where 66 people were reportedly killed on Friday and warned against politicising the issue. Spokesperson to the governor, Samuel Aruwan, stated that his principal was accompanied on the trip by the GOC 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Faruk Yahaya; the Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Abdulrahman; chairman of Kajuru Council, Cafra Caino; director of the State Security Service (SSS) in the state, among others.
The governor noted that there had been concerted efforts by “bigoted busy bodies” to deny or minimise the casualty figures.He said the police boss confirmed that some arrests had been made in connection with the incident and that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations are completed.
“Gen. Yahaya briefed the governor on the recovery of 66 corpses by soldiers in the Maro and Iri axes of Kajuru. The general conducted the governor round the crime scene littered with the wrecks of razed buildings and dead animals,” he added.But Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU) has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the director, Department of State Services (DSS) to carry out independent investigation on what actually transpired in Kajuru, claiming that the governor’s claim that 66 persons were killed in the council was false.
According to the union, it is in el-Rufai’s character to promote violence through hate speech for the advancement of his waning political influence.The national Public Relations Officer (PRO), Yakubu Kuzamani, stated: “SOKAPU is shocked at the deliberate falsehood by el-Rufai, who found it convenient not to inform the world of an earlier attack that claimed the lives of 11 Adara natives. Read more