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Jagaba Adams Jagaba
By Anthony Maliki
A aspirant for Kaduna South Senatorial District, Rt. Hon. Jagaba Adams Jagaba, has expressed great shock and sadness over the unprovoked killings going on in the southern part of Kaduna State by terrorists.
He said the attack is coming at a time right thinking people should focus on healing the wounds and restoring hope to our people that have been facing consistent attacks and existential threat.
In a statement he signed, Jagaba said Sunday’s attack on Kagoro Agban Community of Kaura Local Government Area by terrorists is an affront to collective peace and progress and the carnage must stop.
The Kagoro Agban Community attack which led to the killing of about 23 persons and two soldiers came only few days after men and officers of Operation Safe Haven met with members of the communities.
“It is obvious the perpetrators don’t value lives. They must be treated as terrorists. They must be wiped out because they keep invading our communities on a daily basis,” Jagaba said.
“They were in their large numbers and invaded the community in two military vans killed 23 people and destroyed over 200 houses.
“This is pathetic because within a short period of two hours, Kagoro Agban became a ghost town with many corpses on the streets,” the aspirant stressed.
Besides, he noted that the killing of innocent passer-by by a mobile Police Officer which caused serious tension in Kafanchan town is uncalled for and must be investigated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali.
According to him, these killings have been happening in many communities of Southern Kaduna without the government arresting the perpetrators neither the situation.
He expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the people that lost their lives. May the souls of the departed rest in perfect peace.
Jagaba noted that while the efforts of government is appreciated in tackling the security challenges, it is grossly inadequate, noting “we can’t keep doing the same thing and expect different result.”
He called on both the state and the federal governments to be more proactive in their approach to security matters.
“These attacks on the Southern Kaduna land is an attack too many. Life is sacred and we must respect the sanctity of life. No one has the right to take life. The government and the security agencies must ensure that the people and their properties are protected. The primary responsibility of government is to protect lives and properties. The government must ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book to face justice.
“The killers are not ghost. They invaded the community to kill, steal and destroyed. These terrorists must be trace, arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.
“To my Southern Kaduna people, let’s keep hope alive. We should not give in to fear. I believed that one day, light will shine over darkness. We should be vigilant and be suspicious of everything we see around our environment because the terrorists masquerading under different guise are out to steal, kill, destroyed and cause enmities,” he said.
Jagaba called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to quickly send relief materials to the displaced persons while survivors in different hospitals should be taken care of adequately.
