AFENIFERE LEADERS AND IJAW LEADERS TO HOLD PEACE SUMMIT
Yoruba
leaders under the aegis of Afenifere and Ijaw leaders have summoned
stakeholders to a joint emergency peace summit in reaction to the increased
attacks on some communities in Ogun and Lagos states.
A statement
on Monday by the National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Mr. Yinka
Odumakin, on behalf of its leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, and leader of Ijaw
Worldwide, Chief Edwin Clark, said the summit of the two nations would
take place in Lagos on Friday, July 1, 2016.
The statement
reads, “The recent spate of mindless killings of innocent people in some Ogun
and Lagos communities by some bandits have created worries in the Yoruba and
Ijaw nations because of the shared respect of the right to life and given the
insinuations about the identity of these killers.
“The allegation that the killers are from Niger Delta without proper
investigation and apprehension of any suspects is capable of creating conflicts
between the peoples of the two nations if responsible leaders do not quickly
step in to ensure that justice is done for the victims and measures evolved to
ensure that such a situation never recurs.
“Leaders across the two nations have out of serious concern for precious
lives lost in these cold-blooded murders launched investigations into what
happened in those communities with the aim of nudging the state to apprehend
the perpetrators and put a stop to such callousness.
“Arising from such efforts and high level contacts, Ijaw leader, Chief
Edwin Clark and Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, have agreed that a
joint consultative meeting of Ijaw and Yoruba nations must hold quickly to nip
this crisis in the bud and reaffirm the joint humanity of both nations against
wanton destruction of human lives symbolised by the atrocious carnage.”
They called
on residents of affected communities to be vigilant.
Source: punchng.com
AFENIFERE LEADERS AND IJAW LEADERS TO HOLD PEACE SUMMIT
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