Governors of the 19 northern states under the aegis of the
Northern States Governors Forum, have urgently met to
discuss recent clash between the Nigerian army and members
of Shi’ites group, which led to the deaths of many people in
Zaria, Kaduna state.


Following the meeting the governors issued a statement
cautioning President Muhammadu Buhari to tread with
warning in how it handles the recent fracas between Shiite
Muslims and the military.



Kashim Shettima, the chairman of the forum and Borno state
governor said that “we don’t want the same mistake that
happened over the Boko Haram crisis to repeat itself.”


“The issue has to do with an Islamic group that has
membership across the 19 States in the North and beyond. We
want to look how to ensure that the incident does not provide
room for anyone or group to perpetuate violence in any of the
19 northern states.


“We already have the serious problems of Boko Haram to
contend with. We are not in any way comparing the Islamic
Movement with Boko Haram, no. But we don’t want the same
mistake that happened over the Boko Haram crisis to repeat
itself.


“When Boko Haram went wild in July 2009 with clashes
between them and the police in Bauchi on 25th and 26th in
Maiduguri, most Nigerians saw the issues as the problems of
Bauchi and Borno. When they continued to attack Borno and
Yobe, it became the affairs of Borno and Yobe States. All of a
sudden, there was suicide attack in Abuja in 2012 and then
everything went out of control and we are where we are today.


“So, like I said, we do not make any comparison between the
murderously violent Boko Haram insurgents and the Islamic
Movement but we are here to analyze and ensure that we take
measures that will close any avenue which some people may
want to seize to create violence in the immediate or long run.”



However, prominent Lagos-based lawyer and social justice
activitist, Ebun-Olu Adegberuwa has called on the President
Buhari to instantly sack the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant
General Tukur Buratai.


The army claimed that Shiites blocked the convoy of its chief,
Tukur Buratai, and tried to assassinate him. Meanwhile, the
group denied this accusation.


A Shia Muslim group led by Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, says
hundreds, if not thousands, of its members were killed when
soldiers stormed its base in Zaria and opened fire on unarmed
residents.


The fate of the leader of the group and his wife remains to be
unknown.


https://www.naij.com/672413-zaria-killings-northern-governors-issue-stern-warning-buhari.html

Oh, they are warning Bubu there Broda! Season of madness is here!

I concur

Ok

When you sow wind you reap whirlwind.

When you sow wind you reap whirlwind

The lawyer calling for d sacking of the chief of army staff is a bigot. Whether the governors compare their actions with boko harm or not, we know that they have the same ideology and if they try to behave like bk then we are going to treat them like bk

They all need to shut the _fuck up and focus on liberating their people from their perennial state of under development, poverty, illiteracy, terrorism, disease, bigotry and myopia!

The governors got some points here!

hope some groups of change people will not blame it on Goodluck govt

Shiite shld b law abiding and respect constituted authorities. They have no right to block highways n cause motorists to suffer.

If they want to turn to boko haram NA will swipe them off Nigeria nonsense

D abo.ki lawyer calling for COAS sack is deluded, so d army shld have allowed this miscreants n destitutes called shits to assassinate d country's COAS, d army did d right thing abeg.

When u do anyhw u go see anyhw

Why should PMB be warned when he was once appointed by BH as their spokesman?
PMB is fully in the know of the capabilities of these miscreants

In another news, Northern governors were reported to have sided with the Nigerian Army on this unfortunate carnage.

Condemnation or no condemnation, I pray they reap what they sowed.

In another news, Northern governors were reported to have sided with the Nigerian Army on this unfortunate carnage.

Condemnation or condemnation, I pray they reap what they sowed.

North na 19 states while south is scattered into 3 unites. Na wa ooo.

Everything happens for a reason.

Why do I look at Kashim Shettima with one eye

some of us said this earlier, while some APC zombies decided to support the military actions.

the day it will get to your door step,that's when you will know that our soldiers don't give a bleep about a bloody civilian life (their term)like yours.