Kaduna killings is fuelled by politics and revenge – Presidency
In a statement
released by presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu on Tuesday July 21, the
presidency stated that the complicated nature of things has made the resolution
of the crisis in the state difficult even though there is a comprehensive
security structure.
The presidency also
affirmed that the increased killings in Kaduna are fuelled by politics and
revenge.
The statement read;
“The Presidency
wishes to state that the problem of insecurity in Southern Kaduna State is more
complicated than many people are willing to admit.
“From available
records, Southern Kaduna enjoys comprehensive security deployments, including
the Army, Special Forces of both the Army and the Air Force, surveillance
aircraft by the Air Force and mobile police units that are on the ground on a
24-hour basis to forestall criminality and keep the peace.
“But unlike other
parts of the country, the problem of Southern Kaduna is more complicated than
many critics are ready to acknowledge and understand.
“From available security
records, the problem in Southern Kaduna is an evil combination of
politically-motivated banditry, revenge killings and mutual violence by
criminal gangs acting on ethnic and religious grounds.
“It is a situation
in which one criminal group will kill a member of another criminal group out of
ethnic and religious motivations, which
in turn leads to the eruption of revenge and counter-revenge, thereby making
the job of the security personnel deployed to protect lives more difficult,” he
said.
“We note that
revenge and counter-revenge only creates a circle of violence, thereby making
everyone else unsafe, especially innocent people.
“What is required is
for the local authorities to radically improve their intelligence capabilities
so that security agencies will be alerted in a timely manner to enable them
forestall any planned attack."
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