KADUNA — The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has reacted to the violent protests sweeping across the northern parts of the country over the results of the presidential elections, saying they are unacceptable and condemnable.
A statement issued by the forum’s spokesman, Anthony Sani said: “The attention of Arewa Consultative Forum has been drawn to incidences of violence in some parts of northern states of Kaduna, Katsina, Gombe and Bauchi, purported to be reactions to announced results of the presidential elections.
Such violent reactions during elections are unacceptable and, therefore, condemnable, precisely because there are due processes of law through which perceived injustice are expected to be addressed. Surely, no individual or group of persons are permitted to take the laws into their hands.
“Arewa Consultative Forum also seriously frowns at any attempt to give such political violence religious colouration to the extent of torching and destroying places of worship. This is because there are no special Muslim or special Christian ways of providing education, health services, employment, potable water, electricity, etc, to ordinary Nigerians.
“And for purpose of inflicting retributions to offenders, ACF calls on both the federal and state governments to do thorough investigations that would avoid sanctions of innocent people. This would serve as future deterrence. And finally, ACF sympathises with those who lost loved ones and property. May God make ways for them to effect replacements many folds”.
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ACF Condemns Violent Northern Protests
ACF Condemns Violent Northern Protests
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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