President Muhammadu Buhari has
expressed sadness over “the latest needless violent clashes between Jukuns and
Tivs in Taraba State, and Fulani, Genjon and Bachama in Adamawa State,
resulting in arson, injuries and deaths.”
Buhari made his feelings known in
a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba
Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday.
He said: ”Violence and bloodshed
for whatever reason is unacceptable and condemnable, especially when it is
coming as the nation celebrates Easter, with all the lessons of love and peace
for humanity.
”Violence has not and cannot be
the solution to the resolution of misunderstandings among the people.
“Once we abandon reason and good
judgement, we are giving violence the chance to take over and make a bad
situation more complicated and difficult to resolve.’’
The president maintained that the
”primary initiative for ending violence once and for all must originate from
the local actors involved in these clashes.”
Buhari reassured Nigerians that
his administration would not rest on its oars to provide security for all.
He said government would at the
same time ”engage in dialogue with local stakeholders in order to get to the
root of the crises.”
The president mandated a
religious group involved in stitching up broken relationships between
communities in Plateau State to work with security agencies in reconciling
communities in Kaduna, Taraba and Adamawa states.
”The President has also directed
the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA and the National Commission for
Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons to scale up their efforts in bringing
succour to displaced people.
”President Buhari assured that
immediate intervention by the military has brought calm back to communities,”
the statement quoted Buhari as saying.
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