Killings In Southern Kaduna -By Babatunde Sulyman

On the orchestrated killings in the southern kaduna communities that is sending a deadly wave not only to the affected areas but also crescending an upsurge  attacks  that will later circle the whole state.  Kaduna state is a northern state that straddle the country’s ethnic and religious  people who inhabitate their living within the state. There is a slum that open for uncalled riot from the people which may be stem from religious sentiment or something else. A lot of crisis had intertwined between the christian and Muslim fellowship for unreasonable reason.. Is the government not aware of this?

Kaduna state could be be said to be half safe when crisis lurch from any corner either in the Southern or Northern part of the state. The incident was first bedross in the Northern side which claimed the lives of over 198 people with a media reportage of 280.
As at present, the crisis has shifted base from the Northern part to the South. As at ending of July, massacre has become a daily business and over 178 people were reported dead from various bandit attacks on innocent Southern Kaduna villages in the space of 7 months.

The root cause of the crisis is yet to be uncovered as religion leaders and political gladiator are with different versions of stories. Even the deployed security agents are handicapped in the face of these blood thirst demons.

As we all know, the duties of every security agents is to protect lives and properties, unfortunately, the tactics and mode of operation employed to tackle this crisis is less effective. No one can solve a problem without a critical understanding of the root cause.

The hand writing on the wall solidly suggest that the attacks are politically moltivated with religion undertone. Most a times, the massacres are reprisal attacks from a group of people.

Insecurity in Nigeria can be regarded as a complex situation, no single human can defeat these blood thirsty demons with a mere wish. We need a dedicated leader who is ready to touch all stone in all corners.

The law are being circumvent.  People are dying and suffering from the hands of this bandit. While the justice that ought to prevail would be weak to implement the right punishment. They would set them free on account of sentiments or political powers.  Are  the killing by gunmen not enough for the government to set forth? Must they have to kill  everybody? No state is safe. The crisis might leap over the whole  state leading to religious crisis dated back before. This is a matter of religion  that affect mostly the christian people  which need urgent attention. The government should find a way to sort this out without hurting the lives of people. Like the late Abacha said ” any terrorist that lasted for more than  24hrs, is by government support “Safe the lives of southern kaduna communities

Babatunde Sulyman