The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria has absolves Kaduna State Government of being responsible for Fulani herdsmen attacks in Southern Kaduna.
The council said the recent attacks in Southern Kaduna by the Fulani herdsmen is a reprisal against the Kataf youths for kiIIing their people and setting their rugas ablaze.
The council in a statement by its Secretary, AbdulRahman Hassan, said the only way peace can return to the Southern Kaduna region is for government to execute Major General Zamani Lekwot (retd.) and other leaders sentenced to death over the Zango - Kataf riot in 1992.
He stated, “We want those pardoned in 1992 during Zango - Kataf crisis, after being condemned to death, to be executed now because that is the only way peace will return to the area.
“Till now, Zonkwa is still a ghost town. Surprisingly, the Christian Association of Nigeria, the Southern Kaduna People’s Union and their allies have never cried foul in the massacre of innocent law -abiding citizens on the account of their faith.
“Many more ethno - religious crises continue to occur in Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru, Zangon Kataf and some other places.
“After every crisis, a commission of enquiry will be formed, a report will be submitted to the government of the day , yet to no avail.
“Our belief is that the Kaduna State Government is only trying to abide by the court order, which did not go down well with SOKAPU and CAN, hence the recent upheaval in Zangon Kataf in which some Fulani herdsmen were kiIIed and their rugas were burnt by the Katafs’ Christian militia.
“This was exactly what triggered the recent reprisals we are witnessing today. This unfortunate situation would have been avoided, had it been the past Kaduna State administrations had taken the right steps taken by the current administration in implementing the recommendations of successive white papers.
“However, the only way peace could be achieved in any case is through the administration of justice, which will serve as a deterrent.
“Therefore the committee inaugurated by the Kaduna State Government to go over the reports of all the previous ethno -religious crises, and advise on the implementation of the recommendations in the white papers on the respective crises is a welcome development.
“We call on the state government to continue with this good work, as it will, by Allah’ s Grace, be the lasting solution to the ethno - religious crises in the state.”