Politicians Responsible For Banditry In Kaduna – State CAN Chairman

Kaduna State chapter chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev John Joseph Hayab, has asserted that some politicians were indirectly responsible for the continued banditry activities in the state.

According to him, political officeholders have caused disunity among citizens of the state and the country at large.

Naija News reports that Hayab said this on Friday at a one-day roundtable on religion and politics in Kaduna.

The cleric maintained that politicians were fomenting division in society by poisoning the minds of peace-loving people with bigotry.

He appealed to the people to preach peace and love among them irrespective of their region and background.

“I vividly recalled that things were not like this before. There is the need to recover our Kaduna State, where everyone cares for the other irrespective of any difference,” he said.

Hayab added: “We should stop treating one another as if we are not human beings. We should love humanity, and we should preach the message of love among our children because what binds us together is bigger than what divides us.”

The cleric called on Governor Uba Sani to redouble his efforts to restore peace and unity in the state.

Kaduna Traditional Title Holder Suspended For Flogging Homosexual

Meanwhile, the Marafan Yamman Zazzau, Alhaji Mustapha Adamu, has reportedly been suspended for flogging an alleged homosexual in Zaria, Kaduna State.

In a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday, the Zazzau Emirate Council said Marafan Yamman Zazzau was punished for taking laws into his hands by flogging one Yusuf Yahaya (SABO) of Unguwan Magajiya Zaria City with sixty strokes of the cane.

The statement drafted by the Council’s Information and Communications Officer, Abdullahi Aliyu, said the indefinite suspension of the title holder was with immediate effect.

Zazzau Emirate warned that it would not condone any act that violated laws and orders from any traditional title holder in the community. It advised traditional title holders to always refer cases before them to the constituted authorities for proper adjudication rather than taking the laws into their hands.

It also assured residents of the region that it wouldn’t take any act of injustice by traditional title holders against its subject lightly.

The suspended chieftaincy holder, however, told journalists that he disciplined Yusuf Yahaya (SABO) with 60 lashes because he caught him having carnal knowledge with a “small boy” behind his residence.

He also expressed dismay over the hasty decision taken against him by the Emirate council regarding the suspension.

He added that he expected the emirate council to refer him to the constituted authority for violating the Laws rather than the suspension order slammed on him.

According to The PUNCH, Adamu justified his action by saying that the culprit was “his son” and that he had the right to discipline him when he “goes wrong.”

The Ubaidullah Marafan Yamman Zazzau, however, accused some members of the emirate council of fueling the matter.