21:41 01/07/2015
Kaduna - Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Wednesday
inaugurated a 16-member committee to find solutions to the incessant
killings in the Southern part of the state.
The committee, headed
by retired Gen. Martins Agwai, a former Chief of Defence Staff, had
30DAYS to unravel the causes of the attacks.
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports that statistics released by the National Emergency
Management Agency showed that 23, 890 people were displaced by communal
clashes in Kaura, Kachia and Sanga Local Government Areas of the state
in 2014.
El-Rufai said that government was determined to end the circle of violence through dialogue.
"The circles of killing in Southern part of Kaduna have been a source of great concern to us.
"We are concerned because communities that have lived together for hundreds of years have suddenly turned against each other.
"We
know this problem can only be solved through community dialogue so as
to get to the root of the problem and bring everyone to the table and
hear their side,’’ the governor said.
According to him, the
setting up of the committee is part of the government's
multi-dimensional approach in finding lasting solutions to the problem.
"The idea behind the committee was started by the previous administration, but for some reasons the committee never took off.
"When
we came in and saw the idea, we thought it is a very good idea that can
contribute in no small way in resolving the problems that had resulted
to the killings in Southern Kaduna.’’
El-Rufai commended Agwai for
agreeing to serve, and hoped that he would deploy his experience in
crisis management at national and international levels, to end the
conflict in the area.
He pledged that the administration would use
the committee's recommendations and that of the Peace and
Reconciliation ``to lay the foundation for sustainable peace,
reconciliation and progress in the state’’.
Responding on behalf of the committee, Agwai pledged to deliver on the mandate given to them.
"I promise that we would do our best and meet the 30 days deadline to come out with the report on the findings,’’ Agwai said.
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