All ‘Captured’ Southern Kaduna Lands Will Be Retaken By All Means – SOKAPU Vows
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has vowed that all captured lands being occupied by assailants in Southern Kaduna would be retaken and given back to the the rightful by all means possible no matter the time it would take.
The President of SOKAPU, Hon. Jonathan Asake, who made the vowed when he paid a sympathy visit to the village head of Unguwan Madaki, Mr. Na’Allah Na’Dare in his community in Kakau ward, Chikun Local Government Area in Southern part of Kaduna state, assured that the lands of the people can never be in the permanent ownership of those who visit terror on Southern Kaduna people and take ownership by force.
Asake also said that apart from the mass abduction of Southern Kaduna natives, scores of Southern Kaduna communities have been captured and are occupied by armed herdsmen with government doing nothing to recover them and return the displaced owners.
SOKAPU while condemning all acts of violent crimes on anyone or community, stressed that what is even more disturbing is the fact that the Kaduna State government has refused to acknowledge and document all the crimes being committed in its daily ‘Security Updates’ usually signed by Kaduna State Commissioner for Home Security and Internal Affairs, Samuel Aruwan.
A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of SOKAPU, Mr Luka Binniya states that Unguwan Madaki was attacked on the night of Friday, June 18, 2021, by assailants that the community described as armed Fulani men numbering over a hundred.
SOKAPU said that a serving police officer (name withheld for now) and 10 year old Miss Yossie Timothy Ayuba were shot dead in the attack which was one among other past invasions of the place.
It further said that not less than 26 persons were kidnapped, including the two wives of Na’Allah Na’Dare – Ruth Na’Alla and Blessing Na’Alla adding three of his children, aged 10, 2 and a year and half old were also taken away.
SOKAPU further states; “The parent of slain Yossie Timothy, Timothy Adamu and his wife were also kidnapped.
“The attackers stormed the village by 10pm and operated for about 45 minutes using their superior fire power to defy resistance put up by local vigilante that were armed with crude arms and clubs”.
President of SOKAPU said that he was in the village to show the sadness and anger of Southern Kaduna people over the incessant attacks, mass murder and mass abduction of our people.
Asake further told the Chief, who was surrounded by sympathisers that; “In Kakau, not far from here, 61 persons were kidnapped in past three days and at least two killed.
“In Libere, in Kallah Ward, Kajuru LGA in Southern part of Kaduna, 76 Adara natives were kidnapped since on the 22nd May, 2021.
“It was alright for Samuel Aruwan to carry along some top military brass, Kaduna State Commissioner of Police among others to condole the Emir of Zaria, HRH. Ahmed Nuhu Bamali, over the killing of a student of Kaduna State Polytechnic and the kidnapped of some other persons under Zaria Emirate.
“But is very unfortunate that we have no record where he has ever made such gesture and express such empathy to any of our traditional rulers, elders or leaders despite the huge loss in lives and property that we have been suffering ever since.
“I want to assure you that every inch of Southern Kaduna soil that is occupied by criminals by force will be recovered by us or our children by every means possible.
“It is just a matter of time. We shall get back these lands. These criminals and all those who backed them shall also be brought to justice one day. This is just a phase. We shall overcome this evil very soon,” he said.
Responding, the village head thanked the SOKAPU leadership for the visit and for previous goodwill that the Union extended to the village in the past.
