By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – Human Rights activist and federal lawmaker that represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the 8th Assembly, Comrade Shehu Sani has called on northern leaders to converge in Kaduna or Jos to discuss and proffer solutions to the problem of insecurity in the region and the way forward.
Shehu Sani who apparently is dissatisfied with the docile and nonchallant attitude on the part of the northern leaders, gave the charge on Tuesday via his X account (formerly twitter) while reacting to the latest killing in Plateau State. He insisted that doing nothing and expecting the President or the Federal Government (FG) or the Military to solve the problem has not worked and will not work.
According to the Kaduna-born politician, “the problem is in the North and the solution should come from the North. If your house is on fire, you don’t just call the fire brigade while relaxing and doing nothing.
Irked by the resurgence of terrorist attacks in Borno, Yobe, Zamfara, Kaduna and Katsina States, Senator Sani said:
“After the killings in Plateau and the resurgence of terrorist attacks in Borno, Yobe, Zamfara, Kaduna and Katsina, I expect that Northern leaders should converge in Kaduna or Jos, discuss and proffer solutions to the problem and the way forward. The problem is in the North and the solution should come from the North. Doing nothing and expecting the President or the FG or the Military to solve the problem has not worked and will not work. If your house is on fire, you don’t just call the fire brigade while relaxing and doing nothing.
Sundiata Post recalls that the Christian Association of Nigeria on Monday led protests over continuous killings in Plateau State and other parts of the country.
The protest, tagged “Plateau Peace Walk”, was led by the state CAN chairman, Rev Polycarp Lubo, ECWA President, Rev Dr Stephen Baba Panya, COCIN President, Rev Dr Amos Mohzo, Catholic Bishop of Jos, Most Rev. Mathew Audu, Methodist Bishop of Jos, Rev Nkechi Nwosu, as well the President, Gideon and Funmi-ParaMallam Peace Foundation, Rev. Dr Gideon ParaMallam, among other prominent Christian leaders in the state.
The protesters who were all dressed in black attires started the peace walk at the PRTVC Roundabout in Jos, around 9:30 am and headed to the Rayfield Government House where they were received by top government officials, including the state governor, Caleb Mutfwang.
Chairman of the Denominational Leaders Forum in Plateau state and National Vice President of CAN, Reverend Stephen Baba Panya, in a protest letter he handed over to the governor for onward delivery to President Bola Tinubu, said that Christians and people of Plateau State were not happy over the continued attacks and killings in the state.
Panya, who recalled how villagers in their communities, including children were brutally murdered in their homes during the Christmas Eve attacks noted that for many years, Christians in Plateau State had come under persistent attacks and killings without any decisive action taken to stop the killings.
He said a situation whereby the military and other security agents had failed to protect the people against terror attacks and at the same time would not allow the victims to defend themselves against the invasion of their communities is the height of injustice against the people.
Calling on the President to take drastic action to deal with the situation, Panya particularly called on the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice as a matter of urgency, to initiate the process of officially proscribing the armed terrorist militias responsible for the mindless killings.
