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laments killings by herdsmen, plans prayers
Efforts by
the Taraba State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the
Muslim Council of Nigeria (MCN) to reach a truce in the Mambilla Plateau
yesterday failed as members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders walked out of
the peace parley.
The meeting,
which was convened to reconcile the Fulani and the Mambilla ethnic groups in
Sardauna council area who have been fighting was conveyed by the leadership of
the two religions at the multipurpose hall of the Nigeria Union of Teachers
(NUT) in Gembu, the council’s administrative headquarters.
It brought
together religious leaders and the leadership of all the ethnic groups in the
area since the crisis started.Speaking, the state chairman of CAN, Reverend Ben
Ube and that of MCN, Alhaji Inuwa Jauro Manu, said they called the meeting to
appeal to the warring communities to bury the hatchet and embrace peace.
They added
that it was no time to apportion blames but to harness all legitimate avenues
to restore peace to the Mambilla Plateau.But the meeting took a different turn
when chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders, Sardauna Branch, Alhaji
Ahmadu Bello, said there would not be reconciliation until the state government
deems it fit to arrest and prosecute those behind the killings.
Meanwhile,
the Spiritual Head, Celestial Church of Christ Worldwide, Reverend Emmanuel
Mobiyina Oshoffa, has urged Nigerians to combat the forces of disintegration
with the spirit of oneness.
He lamented
the killings by Fulani herdsmen across the country and wondered why they were
unleashing terror on various parts of the country at this time, adding that
they have been in the country long before now.
Oshoffa made
the remarks yesterday at the media briefing in Lagos, where he was represented
by a member of the Church’s Board of Trustees, Evangelist Samson Olatunde Banjo
to unveil its “Prayer for the Nation and Holy Mary Service” with the theme:
“Time to Rebuild And Restore.”
He disclosed
that as part of the activities marking its 70th anniversary, the Church would
pray fervently for the country, adding that Nigeria has had enough internal
wrangling in which it is desperately contending for its unity and progress.
He, however,
linked the herdsmen deadly activities to agitation for division, corruption and
other forces bent on dividing the country, adding that all the evil tendencies
came up to rob the country of the best God has for it, a battle, he said all
must rise up to fight.
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