On Tuesday, the Kano State Peace Committee raised worry about the state’s rising number of violent attacks on political supporters.
This is stated in a statement given to journalists on Tuesday by the committee’s secretary, Ibrahim Waiya.
He claimed that the committee had been shocked to learn that some party supporters had recently engaged in violent clashes in flagrant violation of the recent Peace Accord signed by eight political parties’ candidates for Governor in the state, particularly at the following notable locations: Dambatta/Makoda, Rimin Kebe, Mandawari, Rigiyar Lemo, Larabar Abasawa, Dawakin Kudu, and Tudun Wada.
“This ugly development is glaringly threatening the peace and security of the state. The most current reported violence unleashed on the residents of Rimin Kebe quarters of Nassarawa LGA, which claimed the life of an innocent young boy by the alleged supporters of a candidate seeking election for the House of Representatives, was not only dangerous to the lives of Kano citizens but also uncalled for.
“These kinds of practices are not only inhuman but also a total contravention of the Electoral Act 2022 as amended and also a moral betrayal of the trust and efforts so far invested in the campaigns for the promotion of peace and security in the state. This, therefore, calls for decisive actions by security agencies, not only on the perpetrators but also their sponsors,” he said.
Waiya claims that these new dangers to the state’s peace and security have the peace committee extremely alarmed.
Therefore, he denounced the tendency, calling it intolerable and unforgivable.
“We call in strong terms on the leadership of the concerned political parties to respect the rules of the game and the Peace Accord they all signed in the interest of public safety, security and wellbeing of the Kano citizens.
“We wish to call on all media outfits to break the culture of silence in the reportage of these kinds of incidents by exposing the names of political parties involved in the promotion of such violence, the names of the persons involved as well as the extent of the damage,” he added.
Waiya praised the efforts of CP Abubakar Lawal, the commissioner of police for Kano State, for the number of perpetrators who have been detained and charged thus far, but he was urged to apprehend and charge the prominent individuals who were funding the violence across all party lines.
“This, we believe, will help to drastically address the increasing political violent conflicts in the state. No group or individual should be seen acting above the law, regardless of any political party inclination or social background, ” he added.
