By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna
Nigeria former Minister of Environment Mrs. Laurentian Laraba-Mallam has called on relevant government authorities to do everything humanly possible urgently, to averts terrorists attacks and killings before it lead to War.
She gave the warning in an interview with newsmen at the instance of protest against persistent attacks and killings in communities in Atyab chiefdom in Zangon Kataf LGA of Kaduna state.
Mrs. Laraba-Mallam who was also a former Chairman of Zangon Kataf LG, said the terrorists could be fished out under one minute and sent away from where they’re living in Zangon by government.
According to her, the President of Atyab Community Development Association (ACDA), Comrade Samuel Achi earlier said they know where the terrorists are leaving in Zangon Urban, warning that any further attacks on any person in Atyab land would be vehemently resisted.
“I’m here with my people to cry out to God and the whole world about what’s happening in this community.
“Our people are been kill like rats, homes, properties destroyed. We’ve surfer this for so many years, and it seems that there’s no way out.
“So we are here to let the whole world know, and to call on government at all levels to do something before the third world war set in.
“We’ve had first and second world war but if something is not done to stop what’s happening here, it could lead to the third world war.
“Government can stop it. How can a small place like this will be going through what’s happening and government can not do anything. Government can stop what’s happening here within one hour.
“I was elected chairman of this LGA in 1999 to 2002 and i know what i went through. And I’ve served in other capacities, and I know what’s happening here”, she lamented.
While she admitted there’s a political undertone to suppress the people, Mrs. Laurentian noted that the politicians control the country.
“To add to what the president of ACDA has said, he said that they know where the terrorists are leaving in Zangon urban. And if they’re leaving in Zangon urban, within one minute they can fish them out and send them away from that place but government does not want to do it.
“And he (Achi) has now said if there’s any attack on any of the community again, what will follow will not be good. So let government listen and try to avert the next world war.
“Agreed there’s political undertone in what’s happening to suppress the people, because the politician are the one controlling the country. Yes I’ll say, the government leaders were elected, the president was also elected. I’m saying that there’s political undertone”, she added.
Rt. Hon. Danladi A. Kwuaso representing Zangon constituency and his predecessor also speaks newsmen in an interview:
While the former member of Kaduna state house of assembly and chairman Atyab people’s political stakeholders forum responsible for organising the protest that took place on Monday, in collaboration with ACDA, said the event is timely for people and the world to “hear us since killings has not stop.
He also expressed shock for government to bring in politics into the killing “because this killing has remains unabated since 20 years back when it started”, he stated.
He also said the gathering was organised to stabilize the community and polity because voters, who are electorates cannot taken away.
According to him, the traditional rulers currently been accused, had done well and commended by the state from previous reports published in some national dailies.
On the reports of sector commander of Operation Safe Heaven, he said “Brig. Gen. Timothy Opurum’s reports was looking at another direction”, saying all that was said about security reports were not true.
” So we’re using this medium to address it. All this attacks and killings recently, the victims are not assisted by government and no single perpetrators arrested till now. They’re claiming they don’t know where this people are coming from”, he regretted.
Rt. Hon. Danladi A. Kwuasuo retired Wings commander, representing Zangon constituency also stated in an interview that Security of lives and properties in any society is the primary responsibility of the chief Executives of both States and federal government.
“We can only raise a motion and send to the executive. I blame the Executive for any insecurity, who are in control of the use of force to stop it in less than a week, like a former President said. “In all of this, i blame the government, and of even been complicit in the happenings.
Earlier, in his world press conference speech, the ACDA President had stated that over 518 people have killed, 20 communities displaced, 18 houses burnt down and thousands taken refuges since 2017 in different locations without any assistant like relief materials by government
