Kaduna killings: We wont negotiate with bandits – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has ruled out amnesty and negotiations with bandits who have killed many and destroyed property in the state. The governor confirmed the killing of over 50 people by bandits in Kerewa, Rago, Marina, Zariyawa, Hashimawa, Gidan Musa Saidu and Unguwar Barau villages in the Igabi and Giwa local government areas of the state on Sunday. A former lawmaker, Shehu Sani, who is unhappy with the killings, attacked northern governors for “playing the ostrich, afraid of confronting the Federal Government and taking independent action to protect their people”. But El-Rufai, who visited Kerewa, Rago, Marina,
Buhari Condemns Kaduna Violence, Ask Nigerians To Embrace Peace
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the communal violence in Kasuwan Magani in Kaduna State. Reacting to the violent clashes which claimed at least 55 lives, he described the frequent resort to bloodshed by Nigerians over misunderstandings that can be resolved peacefully as worrisome. “No culture and religion support the disregard for the sanctity of life,” President Buhari was quoted as saying in a statement issued Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu. He added, “Peaceful coexistence is necessary for the progress of any society and its wellbeing.” The President noted that without communal harmony,
