The Arewa Initiative for Peaceful
Coexistence in Southern Nigeria, AIPCSN, has condemned the five Northern
governors’ visit to Chief Nyesom Wike, after the clash between Hausa
community and the secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in
the state.
The National Coordinator of
AIPCSN, Alhaji Musa Saidu, berated governors over refusal to commiserate with
the victims, noting that the victims of the clash had expected them to visit
them or the scene of the incident.
Saidu who spoke to journalists in
Port Harcourt said the attitude showed that the Northerners living in the
Southern part of the country were not valued by their leaders.
He said: “Now, we knew that five
of our own governors came to the State, stayed and left without a message for
us.
“We had expected the governors to
visit us and know how we are feeling. “We had expected them to come and
commiserate with the Hausa Community in Rivers State.
“They did not visit us, they did
not visit the scene where the incident happened in Rivers State. Their action
was not good.”
“The attack was not only targeted
at Muslims in the state, but both Muslims and Christians were victims of the
attack by the IPOB members.
”The attacks in Abia and Rivers
States, as well as the reprisals in Plateau State is unfortunate, there is no
need for the shedding of blood. “
The group also sued for peace
among Nigerians, irrespective of ethnicity, religion, and reiterating that the
unity of the nation is not negotiable.
“Nigerians should learn to live
together as brothers and sisters. We need peace and we want peace in all parts
of the country. We want to live in peace.
“Even if you kill the man selling
groundnut, or the shoemaker (cobbler) in the street, what is your gain? My plea
is, let us live together. We don’t want reprisal from any quarters.
“Please, we should not bring religion
into it, because if we do that, it would have more adverse effects on everybody
in the country. Let us appreciate our peaceful coexistence and live in
harmony,” Saidu added.
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