Fishout those behind crises in the North, Northern Muslims in South-South/South East urge FG
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

In a display of patriotism never seen before in this country, Northern Nigerians living in the South-South and South East geopolitical zones came together previous Saturday to discuss the rampant crises that have always taken the lives of millions of Nigerians, calling on the Federal Government to fish out those behind the recent crises in Jos and Bauchi and punish them severely so as to serve as a deterrent to others.


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The event which was attended by the various Hausa Communities in both geopolitical zones, attracted the who is who among the Hausa Communities in the two zones. Meeting under the aegis of Northern Traditional Council (NTC) South-South and South East Zones, the groups represented by their Sarkis resolved to tell their brethren that enough is enough of the crises in that part of the country.

From Rivers State came the Chairman South-South/South East NTC and Seriki Hausawa Rivers State, Alhaji Isa Madaki (JP), and from Abia State, came the Vice Chairman of the NTC and Seriki Hausawa , Abia State, Seriki Alhaji Yaro Danladi, there was also the Seriki Hausawa Sapele, Seriki amongst so many others including the host, leader of the Hausa Community , Asaba One significant thing about it is that the youths were not left out and also presented their own speech in which they called for peace from their brothers . The event was a peculiar one . The people talked to the people in the language they could understand. And that was it as they retired to the Mosque after their deliberations.

They condemned in very strong terms the recent religious crises in the Northern part of the country and called on their brethren in the Northern part of the country to have a change of attitude and desist from fomenting trouble. They also called on them to emulate the peaceful way of life of their hosts in the South South/South East zones of the country .

The Northern Muslims under the aegis of South South-South East Northern Traditional Council alongside Arewa Community in South East and South-South at a meeting yesterday in Asaba, Delta State capital while condemning the recent crises in Jos and Bauchi , all in the Northern part of the country, called on the Federal Government to fish out those behind the crises in the Northern part of the country.

“We , members of Northern Traditional Council of South-South and South East ared delighted to meet to in order to express our concern over the religious crisis that happened in the Northern part of the country in the recent time. We condemn such act, we are calling on our Northern brothers and sisters in the North to live peacefully and united with other non Northerners that are living in the North to move this country forward.”

In a speech by the group signed by the Sarki Hausawa Community in Onitsha , and Secreatary, South-South and South East Northern Traditional Council, lhaji Ilyasu Yushau , it said , we are not happy to hear that are crises in the Northern part of this country, We the Northern community in South-South , South East are living peacefully with the indigenes here .

According to the group, due to the crises that happened in the North, the Northern community business activities in the South-South and South East have been seriouisly affected , they therefore appealed that such crisis would not happen again in the future . called by such crises .

In their own separate speech ,members of the Arewa Community in South East and South-South in their Supportive speech, also condemned the recent crises in Plateau and Bauchi States . “We condemn it in all ramifications , be it religious or political, we totally condemn it . Nigeria is our home, Nigeria is our country. We have no other country than Nigeria . God created us the way we are . We must live in peace and respect one another .

We believe that no religion preaches violence and we also believe that no political party preaches violence . We call on those fomenting trouble to desist from it in whatever form. In a speech by the group read and signed by the Youth leader, Arewa Community, South-South/South East , Alhaji Auwalu Tukur, it said we the members of the Arewa Community are at peace with our host communities . We also call on others to emulate and live in peace with one another . We say no to violence, no to crisis , no to wanton destruction of properties and loss of lives . We want peace and progress . Let’s move our great country forward. Nigeria is greater than any individual interest.”

Speaking to Daily Sun , the Sarki Hausawa Community in Abia State, and Vice Chairman Northern Traditional Council, South-South / South East zones, Sarki Alhaji Yaro Danladi who said he has lived for about 42 years in Umuahia , Abia State where he was born and even got married to an Igbo lady, stressed the need for peace and called on all and sundry to give peace a chance .”We in Abia State , are living in peace and we are very grateful to the State government , the security agencies, traditional rulers and all citizens of the State who have always helped us in times of crises in the North, making sure that we live harmoniously here.

He therefore called on the Abia State government and other States throughout the country to continue what they are doing to make sure that peace reigns in the country.

The various groups while expressing gratitude to President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua , all the State governors including members of the National Assembly, and the Sultan of Sokoto , Alhaji Said Abubakar 111 and all the Northern leaders, appealed to the Federal Government to try all it can to fish out those behind the crises in the Northern part of the country.


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this movement is just against the wishes of[b] sisijinx[/b]

such a slowpoke like her

Truth is bitter, but conscience is an open wound, only truth can heal.

The cup of the murderers is getting filled. Soon their evil ways will catch up with them