The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to visit Kasuwar Daji and make a national broadcast to dissuade reprisals following the killing of residents.
In a statement issued by JNI Secretary-General, Prof. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, while condemning the Kasuwar Daji killings, Sultan said people were angered over many recent happenings affecting the downtrodden, and the government needed to act fast.
JNI, while lamenting the wanton killing and similar incidents in Borno, Katsina, Kebbi, Kwara, Sokoto, and Zamfara States, called for serious introspection, especially as the 2027 General Elections were fast approaching.
The statement commended the federal government, especially the Nigerian Air Force, as well as the armed forces, for the airstrikes reportedly carried out targeting the terrorists and killing many of them in Borgu, Niger state, some parts of Kwara and Zamfara states recently.
The statement said, “It should be stated that this singular act of Kasuwar Daji, in Borgu LGA of Niger state, could have been averted if due attention was paid to our earlier statement.
“North-Central state Governors should be on the red alert, as criminals are crawling towards the Zone, with North-East having witnessed two of such school girls abductions and North-West with the Maga episode, the North-Central states with mangrove trees and/or thick forests should do more than paying lip services to security matters and; government at all levels in collaboration with different security agencies must rise against the tide of insecurity in whatever guise, through proactive measures and nipping it in the bud, before it becomes cataclysmic for the Nigerian state.”
“The JNI also sympathises with the government and people of Niger state, on the gruesome murder of over 30 innocent people.
But for how long shall innocent, armless Nigerians continue to suffer cruel and unjustified termination of their lives? To say the least, we have become so much terrified, as the carnage was one incident too many to bear, and times without number the JNI has reacted to similar incidents in the past through press releases”
“But for how long would we continue to wait in vain? For how long shall we continue to condemn acts of terrorism without any concerted efforts to end them?
And for how long would we continue to remain hopeless in a precarious situation such as what was witnessed in Kasuwan Daji and other places within the last 40 days? Be as it may, the JNI is stunned and very much concerned over the unfortunate well-coordinated renewed attacks, outright killings, kidnapping for ransom and school children abductions. Government needs to do more in interrogating the events that culminated in the unfortunate, dastardly cum recurring acts”
JNI added, “The tempo should be sustained across board, and the need for serious territorial airspace tech cum GPRS control and usage is now more needed than ever, and Nigerians are desperately yearning for concrete actions.
Thus, we call on the government to:
“Always identify promptly with victims and places of attacks by being physically on the ground to commiserate with the people – it is better late than never.
“A national broadcast after the visit would be very necessary, to dissuade reprisals.
Clearly, people are angered over many recent happenings affecting the downtrodden, and the government needs to act fast,” the statement said.
The statement called for prosecution officials who were found wanting in the discharge of their assignments to serve as a deterrent to other nonchalant officials.
“Collaborate with relevant security agencies with a timeline to bring an end to
best truncate all security threats bedevilling the country and also mop up small arms and light weapons (SALWs) in the hands of criminals, or else Nigeria will continue to witness the rise of arms proliferation for self-defence amongst Nigerians since the government failed to do so.
Spare no effort to immediately provide support to all the affected communities, as
many are now displaced, becoming internally displaced persons (IDPs) in their own land, which further speaks volumes, considering the attendant social nuances often associated with IDP camps,” JNI said.