Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufa’i on Friday held meeting with heads of security agencies in the state and other major stakeholders to find lasting peace in Kajuru community where scores were killed within the week.
Speaking with journalists shortly after security meeting held at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, Hon.Yakubu Umar Barde, member House representing representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal constituency, urged ethnic nationalities in Kajuru to embrace mutual trust for peace.
Barde, who is a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) said governor El-rufai is taking all security measures to bring peace to the area:
According to him, “the meeting was at the instance of the security situation in Kajuru community and governor Nasir El-Rufai held stakeholders meeting with us. There is need for mutual trust among ethnic groups, there will be no peace if there is no trust. The Governor asked us as major stakeholders to talk to our people on the need for peace”
“The governor is taking all security measures to tackle the security situation. The governor is giving all the support to the security agencies to return peace to the area”
Also speaking, Commissioner of police, Kaduna state command, Umaru Muri, said more security operatives have been deployed to the area and situation there has been brought under control.
The Police Commissioner however warned the affected communities against reprisals. “We discussed a lot about the reprisal attacks in Kajuru community. We cannot relent. We are trying our best for lasting peace in Kajuru. We have mobilized more men to the affected area in Kajuru and the situation is under control.
“My advise to the community is that, reprisal attacks will not solve the problem and we are warning the community against reprisal attacks for peace to rain.” Muri said.
On his part, District Head of Kufana, Titus Dauda, who also attended the security meeting, described it as fruitful, saying, “We need peace in Kajuru, we have Adara, Fulani, Hausa and other nationalities. We believe there will be peace.”
The security meeting presided over by governor Nasir El-Rufai also had the Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, Speaker Kaduna state House of Assembly, state security chiefs, among others in attendance.