Leke Baiyewu, AbujaMembers of the House of Representatives from Southern Kaduna have raised the alarm over planned attacks by militias and armed herdsmen on communities during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. Leading the lawmakers, the Minority Whip of the House, Mr Gideon Gwani, while responding to questions from journalists, faulted Governor Nasir el-Rufai for allegedly refusing to recognise the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union, stating that the people must enjoy their constitutional right of association. The address was signed by the Minority Whip, Gideon Gwani, representing Kaura Federal Constituency; Nicholas Garba, Jema’a/Sanga Federal Constituency; Mukhtar Zakari, Kauru Federal Constituency; Gabriel Zock, Kachia/Kagarko Federal Constituency; and Amos Magaji Zagon Kataf/Jaba Federal Constituency. As such, that is one of the reasons sometimes our people feel that security is not doing enough.”He added that people of Southern Kaduna now have the information that their attackers would come during the Sallah break. “So, it is important to know that we also have information that they are going to attack massively and ‘coordinatedly’ in Southern Kaduna during the Sallah break.

Source: Punch July 29, 2020 15:09 UTC