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By Anthony Maliki
The Kaduna State Peace Commission has reaffirmed commitment to live no stone unturned until the needed peace is restored to disputed communities in Takad and Aten Chiefdoms in Kaura and Riyom Local Government Areas of Kaduna and Plateau states respectively.
The two Permanent Commissioners of the Commission, Mrs. Rebecca Sako John and Hajiya Khadijah Hawaja Gambo, stated this when they met with the Takad, Aten and Fulani women for Peace Committee at the palace of the Chief of Takad, in Fadan Attakar, Kaura local government area of Kaduna State.
The engagement is a follow-up meeting after the signing of a commitment to peace pact by the affected communities, after series of Dialogue meetings held with Women, Youth, Development Associations and Traditional leaders within Takad and Fulani in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State and Aten, Takad and Fulani in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The Permanent Commissioners who advised the women to always be mindful of the utterances they make against each other, also challenged them to resist generalizing and stereotyping a particular ethnic group as their oppressors.
They explained that since there are good and bad people within all ethnic groups, it is only the criminal ones that engage in the attacks, as such they should avoid a repeat of the mistake done when Boko Haram started.
Earlier, while giving his fatherly blessings to the meeting, the Agwam Takad I, Mr. Tobias Nkom Wada, challenged the women to ensure active participation during the meeting to achieve the set objectives.
He commended the the Kaduna State Peace Commission and the Plateau State Peace Agency for their commitment to solve the disputes in the area.
In their various contributions, the participants expressed their willingness to be reintegrated back to their communities and appealed to government to rebuild their homes.
