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Religion of Friday, 14 August 2020

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State clerics behind recent Kaduna killings - El-Rufai alleges

Nasir El-Rufai Nasir El-Rufai

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai believes some clerics are behind the continuous violence plaguing the state.

Speaking as he played host to the Primate of Anglican Church, Henry Ndukuba,
El-Rufai said the clerics use their platforms to preach disunity rather than peace which would benefit the state, Daily Post reports.

He, however, insisted that his administration has been able to contain violence at its point of origin.

According to Daily Post, he said his administration are in the forefront of the fight and that the best is being done to find a solution to the violence.

According to El-Rufai: “Our study of the situation over four decades has shown that the main drivers of this violence are a few clerics that use their platforms, not to preach peaceful co-existence or promote our common humanity.

“Rather, they use their platforms and revered positions to divide and incite violence. I was sad to hear from the primate that he was a victim in 1987, when his house was burnt down in Wusasa, Zaria.

“In those days, the primate will recall that this sort of violence starts from one part of the state and spreads all over the state.

“One credit that this government gets from everyone, including our adversaries, has been our ability to contain these outbreaks to their points of origin.”

Kaduna State has witnessed some measure of violent conflict with the Southern part of the state being the most hit.

Only recently, some gunmen believed to be Fulani herdsmen had invaded communities in Southern Kaduna and killed over 20 people while several others were injured.