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Killings: Nigeria fast returning to barbarism, says ACF

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January 26, 2022
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By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna

Arewa Consultative Forum

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Mouthpiece of Northern Nigeria, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Wednesday held a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Kaduna where it expressed worry about the killing of innocent citizens across the country.

It described the development as the fast return of barbarism in the land.

ACF National Chairman Audu Ogbe, who chaired the meeting, express worry while reacting to the recent killing of a five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar in Kano; the setting ablaze of 20 passengers in Sokoto and reported cases of bullying and sodomy in schools across the country.

Ogbe said Nigeria cannot afford to return to barbarism after embracing civilisation.

He said: “We are having experiences which are very scary. A five-year-old girl was killed by a school proprietor in Kano. In Sokoto, 20 people were locked in a vehicle and set ablaze. It is a terrible thing. We appeal to proprietors of schools and government to take measures to stop these heinous crimes in our schools.

“Horrible things are happening, even in government schools and military institutions. Many bad things are happening: bullying, sodomy, all kinds of things… Government must try very hard to bring order to these schools. We are very concerned about these developments. Our country cannot return to barbarism after experiencing civilisation.

“There are economic challenges everywhere. People are finding it difficult to feed their families. There are kidnappings on highways; relentless criminalities everywhere.

“Farmers cannot go to their farms to harvest their crops. They have to pay taxes to be allowed to harvest their crops. And farming is our main occupation in the North.

“We are in a very delicate period. It is for these reasons we are not having too many meetings because we don’t want anybody coming for these meetings to be affected on the highways.

“The election is on the way. People would meet you and ask if ACF is endorsing anyone or if ACF is supporting anyone. Make it clear to them that the parties have not told us their candidates yet. After being picked by their parties, they will come to talk to us; they will give us their agenda. Then, we will know who to support.

“We are not a political party, but we hope we will get a good person who will lead Nigeria out of the circumstances in which we found ourselves. We have not had it this bad, and it should not continue for too long.

“We commend the governor of Kaduna State for the wonderful job he is doing by trying to change a semi-rural town to a semi-urban state. We also commend the governor of Kano State for closing down that school (where Hanifa Abubakar was killed in Kano) and revoking the licences of other private schools.

“We are meeting with our counterparts from other regions – Afenifere (Southwest), Ohanaeze (Southeast), South South People Movement (Southsouth) – to discuss with them on building peace and consensus among the various regions. We have not held these meetings yet due to few obstacles.

“We need to appeal for peace and understanding to stop abusing and quarrelling each other which does not make any sense and does not stand well for Nigeria.

“Should there be chaos here, where do we go as refugees? Refugees don’t carry more than Ghana-Must-Go bags. You don’t carry your car, your television set, your microwave. We don’t want chaos to take place.”

Also, a communiqué is expected to be issued at the end of the meeting holding at the ACF national headquarters on Sokoto Road in Kaduna.

*Read original in The Nation.

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