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Peace
By Mohammed Tijjani
Kafanchan [Kaduna State], Feb. 21, 2017 [NAN] The Global Peace Foundation Nigeria [GPF], on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the recurrence of violence in Southern Kaduna in spite of efforts to broker peace and ensure stability in the area.
The News Agency of Nigeria [NAN] reports that the foundation has been engaging communities across the area on the need for peaceful coexistence.
The Northern Co-coordinator of the foundation, Rev. John Hayab said during a visit to Kaninkon Chiefdom that the group was sad about the development.
He condoled with the victims and pledged that the foundation would not relent in spreading its message of “One Family Under God” and brokering peace to ensure harmonious relatioship among the people of Southern Kaduna.
Also speaking, another co-leader of the foundation, Sheikh Halliru Maraya, urged the people to respect each other irrespective of religious or tribal affiliation.
He said that all human beings are brothers and sisters as recounted in both the Holy Bible and Quran, having emanated from Adam and Eve.
Maraya appealed to those engaged in violence to sheath their swords and embrace dialogue for a lasting solution.
The official observed that violence does not solve problems, but only helps to compound it, thereby brewing endless enmity and promoting underdevelopment.
Also speaking, Mr Ado Dogo, a former member of the National Assembly who accompanied the delegation, reiterated the need for dialogue in solving the crisis.
He urged the traditional council not to allow the recent attack to derail the process for peace being under taken by the foundation.
The Chief of Kaninkon, Mallam Tanko Tete, assured the foundation that the chiefdom would not be deterred from exploring peaceful ways of restoring lasting peace to the area.
Tete who said his people were peace loving, condenmed the renewed attacks and called on relevant agencies to apprehend and prosecute the perpetrators.
The chief commended the Federal and Kaduna State Governments for deploying security operatives to calm the situation and advocated for more surveillance to track down the perpetrators.
He commended the efforts of GPF Nigeria in identifying with the chiefdom in its period of trial and urged it not to relent.[NAN]
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Edited by Yakubu Musa Uba/Maharazu Ahmed