Natives of the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT) have given the Federal Government 48 hours to end the
unwarranted series of protests by the Shi’ites sect in Abuja.
They warned that further protests
by the group in the nation’s capital might be rebuffed by the indigenous people
of Abuja.
The natives, under the aegis of
Coalition of Abuja Indigenous Association (CAIA), described the recent protest
by the group as constituting nuisance in the society, and warned that if
government failed to take decisive steps to tackle the group, it might
escalate.
Speaking to the media on Thursday
in Abuja, the group’s spokesman, Comrade Yunusa Yusuf, noted that the Shi’ites
sect should organise themselves in a venue, just as it was the case with the
“Bring Back Our Girls” protest.
He also expressed concern that
the protest has led to injuries of seven indigenous women who are currently
receiving treatment in different hospitals across the territory.
“We are disturbed by the recent
protest by Shi’ites movement to the National Assembly which turned violent and
left many residents with various degrees of injuries and destruction of
property. We are sad because the Shi’ites group is not the only aggrieved group
in this country. We the indigenous people of Abuja are equally aggrieved over
so many issues ranging from ministerial slot and deliberate marginalisation of
our people.
“We did not take the laws into
our hands, but we have conducted ourselves peacefully even in the face of provocation
by security agents. Therefore, we do not see any reason why certain group will
disrupt the peace of our land. At this point, we are giving the Federal
Government 48 hours to end the Shiites protests or we might do it our own way.”
He advised the Shi’ites group to
relocate to Kaduna to press home their demands, noting that the crisis started
in Kaduna State.
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