In a statement issued on Wednesday, December 2,
Governor Nasir El-rufai appealed to the residents in
Kaduna state to remain calm, The Sun reports.
El-Rufai reacts to Biafra protest. Addressing newsmen, Samuel Aruwan, El-Rufai’s aide on Media and Publicity said: “The Kaduna state government has appealed to all residents of the state to remain calm, and continue with their lawful activities.
“Following reports of the recent violent agitations in parts
of the Southeast zone, the government urges our
communities to shun any and every attempt at provocation.
It is clear that some elements in the polity wish to divide
our people, and to profit from discord.
“Part of their goal seems to be to attack some members of
an ethnic or religious community in order to stoke anger
and trigger a reaction by that community. These losers will
not be allowed to divide the country or to escape justice by
converting their criminality into a religious war.
“The government assures the people that the long arm of
the law will catch up with those stoking the violence,
prejudice and hatred. There is no doubting the resolve of
the new government in Nigeria in ensuring that justice
prevails everywhere. Every Nigerian is entitled to security
and safety wherever they live.
“Let us all say ‘Never Again’ to the profiteers of strife,
whose bread is buttered by communal and religious
violence. Let us keep the peace, promote harmony and
uphold each other in our God-given common humanity.”
The three-week-long pro-Biafra protests turned bloody,
on December 2, as nine of the agitators were
killed and 18 injured in Onitsha, the commercial city of
Anambra state. In an interview with Sahara Reporters, Alphonsus Okechuukwu, the police public relations officer,
confirmed that the responsibility for burning the Onitsha
mosque and at least six Dangote trucks lay with the IPOB and MASSOB protesting members. MASSOB and IPOB are responsible for deaths and
violence. They are holding people’s emotions hostage and
setting fires,” Okechuukwu said.

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