The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, on Saturday mentioned that the endless killings in Plateau State is past herder-farmer clashes, including that the murderers “need their very own sort of Nigeria in response to their ideology”.
That is whilst he said {that a} conflict is being waged in opposition to Nigeria by the enemies of the nation.
Kukah made this identified in a press release on Saturday, charging the federal government to withstand the agenda of the marauders and shield Nigerians.
The fiery cleric strongly condemned the assaults by terrorists on communities within the Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Native Authorities Areas of the Plateau State on Christmas eve.
Arogidigba World Journal reported that the assaults have to date claimed over 200 lives with lots of of homes and farmlands burnt.
Kukah described the terrorists as “sons of Devil” who selected to extinguish and snatch the sunshine of the enjoyment of Christmas from 1000’s of individuals on the Plateau.
“We might fake that we’re not at conflict, however really, a conflict is being waged in opposition to the Nigerian state and its folks. God forbid, however we might snap anytime, anyplace and for any cause,” he mentioned.
“Now we have questions crying for solutions: Who’re these killers? The place are they coming from? Who’s sponsoring them? What are their grouses and in opposition to whom? What do they need? Whom do they need? Who’re they working for? When will all of it finish? Why are they invincible and invisible? Who’s providing them cowl?
“ These folks need energy. They need it on their very own phrases. They need their very own sort of Nigeria in response to their ideology.
“These killings are only a preface. These killings are not acts by herders and farmers over grazing fields.”
Kukah added that the navy can’t proceed to endure intelligence failure.