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By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi
The Council of Elders of Sayawa Community in Bogoro and Tafawa Balewa Local Government Areas of Bauchi State under the auspices of Zauren Baba Peter Gonto has sued for peace in the wake of recent violence in the area.
The Elders Council lamented that the crisis has further divided the people are promoted disunity, hatred and suspicion among them which must not be left to continue unabated.
The elders also condemned in strong terms, the ugly and unfortunate violence attack on their Royal Highnesses, the Emirs of Bauchi and Dass by thugs, arsonists and anarchists that abruptly ended the Peter Baba Baba Gonto 21st memorial on 31st December, 202.
The elders made their position known during a press conference held at the NUJ Secretariat in Bauchi over the weekend, noting that only peace can bring about development in any society, hence the need for the Zaar people to sheath their swords for peace to reign.
Mr. Bala Madaki, the spokesman of the group, said that the elders have resolved to sue for peace among all Zaar communities irrespective of political affiliations, ideology, faith, clan or social status of the community.
According to him said, “This ugly avoidable debacle started from Tafawa Balewa from 29th through the 31st December 2021, and spread to other communities including Bar, Bogoro and Mwari, the town of the legendary Baba Peter Gonto of blessed memories”,.
According to him, “We also urged all Zaar sons and daughters to remain law abiding citizens, and embrace peace with one another for the development and progress of our land” .
“We therefore, called on all and sundry of Sayawa citizens to shun and extract any forms of posting inciting, provocative and inflammatory statements that will lead to stirring of disaffection, and cause dis-unity in the communities, especially on social media”, he stressed.
While calling on the security agencies to go after and apprehend the perpetrators of these barbaric acts to face the full wrath of the law, they however, appealed to the government to compensate those who suffered losses during the incident.
It could be recall that many people lost their lives, many others injured and properties worth millions of naira were also destroyed during the violence.
