‘We are not silent on Southern Kaduna killings,’ VP says
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo also said that the country’s greatest enemy is hate which he described as a device of the devil.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Digital Switch Over in Abuja
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Osinbajo also said that the country’s greatest enemy is hate which he described as a device of the devil.
The VP made the comments on Tuesday, February 8, during an event organized by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN).
“Our greatest enemy is hate. In the past few years we have seen the most brutal killings of men and women. The history of blood and religious conflict extend to every Nigeria government,” he said.
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“The federal government has taken steps by first align with the state government working with the police to be the first respondents. It is not true to say that the FGN was silent, it is not true. Troops were sent in after a security council briefing were received from the state and police after they found themselves of not been able to curtail the killings.
“However from the foregoing it is obvious that every Nigeria leader whether Christian or Muslim has tried to solve the problem of the aged killing and none have succeeded. Indeed the killing has increase with intensity.
“In many respect the failure of our criminal justice system to punish culprits has not helped matters. But meanwhile the suicide bombers and those ready to die along with their victims have added a more satanic dimension to the public,” he added.
Hundreds of residents have reportedly been killed by Fulani herdsmen in a crisis which led the state government to declare 24-hour curfews in the Southern Kaduna area.
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The government has faced severe criticism over its handling of the crisis which many see as inadequate.
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