The senator representing Kaduna central senatorial district Shehu Sani has raised alarm over the recent killings in Zamfara state.
“Mourning and funerals have become part of the daily lives of the people of Zamfara and Birnin Gwari. Because of the frequency of killings, the FG and states have run out of condemnations and sending condolences to the families of the victims, the press too no more treats it as a cover story,” Sani wrote.
The senator also wrote that Northern leaders were silent over the killings and kidnappings for fear of being seen as opposing President Muhammadu Buhari, their belief that the government was doing its best to curb the kidnapping/killings or simply a case of indifference, as the poor are those most affected.
“Northern political elites are silent on the frequent killings and kidnappings in the north out of any of these three reasons; fear: not to be seen opposing the Government; belief that the President is doing his best; indifference because it’s the poor that are dying,” he tweeted.
Sani was reacting to the news of the attack on Magami village in Maradun local government area in Zamfara State, where bandits killed a number of persons on Saturday.
The state’s acting governor Sanusi Rikiji on Sunday attended the funeral prayers of the victims where he called on security agents to deal with the situation.
There have also been reports of protests in some parts of Zamfara State over government’s slow response to the killings.
