Lagos, 28 November, 2023 / 4:31 pm (ACI Africa).
Members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Nigeria’s Taraba State are calling on the government to initiate measures aimed at permanently ending killings, especially the murder of people after armed bandits killed dozens in the state.
In a statement that CAN Taraba Chapter Chairperson, Rev. Isaiah Magaji Jirapye, signed, members of the Christian entity that includes representatives of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) condemned killings in Yangtu Special Development Area, Ussa and Takum Local Government Areas.
At least 11 people lost their lives in the November 24 killings.
“It is high time for the government to initiate measures that will permanently end such carnage,” CAN members in Taraba State said Sunday, November 26, and added, “It is disheartening that despite efforts from relevant stakeholders to ensure that peace permanently returns to the communities in the Kuteb land in southern Taraba, some elements can still raise arms against others without provocation.”
Communities in Taraba State signed a peace deal at the end of a November 15 to 16 peace summit organized by the Taraba Independent Peace Committee, the Kukah Centre, and the Secretariat of the National Peace Committee.
