By AbdulRaheem Aodu
Kaduna
Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna state has directed the Ministries of Works, Lands and Education to build a fence around the Kachia Eid praying ground and construct a new access road to a village behind the Eid ground to resolve the recent crisis in the area which claimed four lives.
Speaking during a visit to the victims in Kachia, Yero vowed to deal ruthlessly with anyone found culpable in the crisis.
He said investigation into the cause of the ugly incident was ongoing and that government would ensure that persons found culpable of perpetrating the violence were prosecuted no matter their status.
He said: “Investigation is already on and whoever is found to have a hand in this crisis will face full wrath of the law. I want to assure the people and I will call on people not to try thwarting the course of justice by protecting suspects during arrest.
“Prevent your children from engaging in violent acts during crisis. If you allow your children to engage in such acts, they will one day turn against you when there is no crisis.”
Yero visited the areas affected by the violence including camps of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and hospital where victims are receiving treatment, where he directed that the state pays all medical bills, while directing that those who sustained serious injuries be transferred to Kaduna for treatment.
At IDP camps, he said: “Kachia is known for peace and is the least of areas expected to witness such crisis. It is unfortunate that this crisis was over a very trivial issue and government will wade in to ensure that all sections are justly treated in this matter.”
He also visited the palace of the Agom Adara where he called on the people to cooperate with security agencies in returning normalcy to the area.
The Agom Adara, Mr Galadima Maiwada, thanked Yero for finding time to visit the victims of the crisis and called for surveillance to prevent outsiders from escalating the crisis.