PRESS STATEMENT

Southern Kaduna Peoples' Union (SOKAPU)
26/12/2016

Hold El-rufai Responsible for the Killings in Goska Village, Jema'a LG

Once again the Southern Kaduna Peoples' Union (SOKAPU) has had to painfully send out condolences to the murdered people of Goska village in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Ironically, on a day that our people ought to be joyously celebrating the Christmas festivities, was the day they were reduced to burying their loved ones, treating the wounded in hospitals and coping with a fresh batch of internally displaced people of Goska village whose houses were burnt down.

Burnt and killed on 24th December 2016, while happily engrossed in preparing for the Christmas celebration, secured in their knowledge that a 24-hour curfew meant to keep them indoors would also keep away their killers. Alas how wrong they were.

SOKAPU is calling on all people of goodwill to personally hold Governor Nasir El-rufai responsible for all those murdered in Goska village because these killings took placed under a 24-hour curfew, imposed on Zangon Kataf, Kaura and Jema’a LGs by the Governor. While people were forced to stay indoors, pampered marauding herdsmen whose presence around Goska has been noticed and reported by people around that area for almost three days, attacked the town and for hours killed and burnt without let or hindrance from security. This amply confirmed our assertion that the 24-hour curfew slammed on the 3 LGs in Southern Kaduna was just to punish the people for daring to protest the persistent killings in their villages on 20th December when El-rufai visited kafanchan.

It means the Governor lied on December 21 when, in justifying the 24-hour curfew slammed on the 3 LGs said, “The State Security Council said it took the step following credible intelligence about risk to lives and property in the areas.” More than 20 communities have been attacked and hundreds killed without the Governor getting any ‘credible intelligence’ to lives and property but he became drowned in ‘credible intelligence’ to justify his curfew when youths and women protested the killings in his presence.

To confirm that the Governor’s sole intention was to punish those who protested against him, look at the answer he gave State House correspondents when on 22nd December, he visited Aso Rock to get endorsement for the 24-hour curfew from Mr. President. “I don’t think the state government should be blamed, those responsible for the violence that broke out in those parts of the state should be held responsible for that. We have not imposed curfew in other parts of the state, we had to impose curfew here because of the situation that was caused by irresponsible behaviour by certain people.”

Those who initially thought the 24-hour curfew was to stop the herdsmen from continuous killings now can see the real reason for it.

Even the hundreds of policemen, soldiers and other security personnel quickly drafted to those 3 LGs, especially Kafanchan were just to enforce the curfew and arrest those the Governor felt disrespected him or trying to defend themselves and not to stop the killings. This was further confirmed by the attack on Goska, because despite the hundreds of security men brought in from all over, Goska village, just some few kilometers away from Kafanchan town was still attacked. And like always, the security went to Goska village after the marauders had killed, burnt and left.

Where was the surveillance helicopter that flew round Kafanchan during the day? What happened to it during the attack? Where were all the hundreds of security personnel quickly mobilized to Southern Kaduna? For some times we have been crying and screaming ourselves hoarse that we need security in Southern Kaduna but nobody paid any attention until when someone felt the need to ensure that his curfew isn’t flouted.

With the attack on Goska, who will the Governor now blame? He has blamed everybody for the continued killings in Southern Kaduna except himself or those he paid money to stop the killings. So who will he now blame for the Goska attack? Maybe they were Niger Delta militants disguised as fulanis!

We are saying it calmly that all men of goodwill should hold Governor El-rufai responsible for the killings in Goska, due to his inflated ego, unguarded utterances, appallingly undignified conduct in handling the killings in Southern Kaduna and his morbid penchant for deliberately living in denial of the actual people and reasons for the killings in our area since he became Governor.

We condemn the attack in Goska village and condole with the bereaved. SOKAPU is calling on all our people to remain calm, never to go on any reprisal, never to take the law into their hands and remain law-abiding. In the midst of all this, we are wishing all people in Kaduna state a Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year.

Signed: Mr. Yakubu Kuzamani
National Public Relation Officer

Southern Kaduna Christian are now endangered species because a Muslim bigot wants his fulani marauders to have a foothold there.


All Northern Christian should wake up and stop being willing tools of hausa Muslims.

This is bad news The should rest in peace . The Northern Christians voted for Apc and Hell Rufai. Even with all this killing the will still vote for Hell Rufai and Apc in 2019. some time I dey wonder the kind of people they are.

El Rufai, Amaechi, Buruntai and Lai Mohammed can never escape justuce

He is test running his ability on others comes 2019election. To confirm to them that he can pocket other religion if he is elected comes 2019. But remember that GOD who created u is recording your deeds, for the day of recorning is coming soon.

what am I to comment now.......

Lajet:
This is bad news The should rest in peace . The Northern Christians voted for Apc and Hell Rufai. Even with all this killing the will still vote for Hell Rufai and Apc in 2019. some time I dey wonder the kind of people they are.

Stop saying what you have no idea over
Southern Kaduna voted Bantex the mistake Jonathan made was to remove NNPC yakubu and Gen Luther on th instructions or advise of Nenadi Usman cux of her selfish interest this polarised the situation further...

Kathmandu:
Southern Kaduna Christian are now endangered species because a Muslim bigot wants his fulani marauders to have a foothold there.


All Northern Christian should wake up and stop being willing tools of hausa Muslims.

El-Rufai has never hidden his hatred towards Christains,some many anti-Christ statements have been attributed to him,this same man wants to run for President probably in 2019,God save Nigeria,i saw one of topics about atheist attacking Christains,they keep attacking Christains because Christainity carries the truth read Matthew 24.

Is this the change the people of Southern Kaduna voted for? from peace to war? from living in your houses to living in IDP's. Please vote wisely in 2019.

My condolence goes to the peace loving people in Southern Kaduna. You all know that you've been marked for death unless you agree to the domination and servitude they so want you to welcome with open hands. What hurts me is that you know what to do but you simply won't do it, rather you are just hopeful that it would stop. It's only your section out of the numerous endengered Christians of the middle belt that fully understands the evil machinations of El Rufai and his likes from the fulani oppressors. Remember, they did this in Plateau and Benue. It appears to be your turn now especially now that solid minerals have been discovered in your domain. Nasarawa State popular known as the Solid mineral state has been overran with finishing touches been done here and there. It was Almakura who spearheaded it now El rufai is here to immortalise his name as the conqueror of the ever defiant Southern Kaduna people. It hurts me that your politicians don't stand up for you especially someone like Anthony Sani. I wouldn't resort to prayers because such issues involved tact and actions. You guys know what to do if you must remain alive. With love a concerned Christian and friend.

Why is it that you rarely find Yorubas in this type of threads? Is it that they don't feel the pains of the oppressed people? I might be wrong though.

Demonic dogs in power! They declare a 24hr curfew them unleash their fulani beasts so they can achieve maximum destruction with their victims locked down as sitting ducks. Security personnel drafted to ensure compliance with d curfew disappeared into thin air whilst southern Kaduna Christians are murdered my muslim fulani bigots.

The noise about the final defeat of of boko haram only confirms what we know that they have fully morphed into the herdsmen that governors fund freely in the name of compensation while the actual victims are left without any help or compensation. Public funds are then declared as 'spended' to track and settle the attacking marauders.

Even the press is eerily silent and no longer reporting atrocities! Nigerians! You made the greatest mistake voting d likes of Buhari and the kaduna midget into office and by 2019 it will be too late to arrest the trend. If we all don't wake up drive these dogs out by any means...hmm!

Make una no arm and defend una self, stay there dey wait for God and international community.
What happened to the southern Kaduna people that defended themselves during the Zango Kataf crises? Maybe they are busy dancing to Davido, Tecno etc instead of learning from history.
They better wake up or else i will just stay here to wish the rest of them still alive, happy death day on Christmass day