Northern Elders Condemn Recent Attack On Arewa

Northern Elders have condemned the attack on Arewa House.

News Rain Nigeria report that some Northern Elders had condemned the disruption and attack on the Arewa House during security summit on Monday, 14th  December 2020 by some unknown hoodlums.

Northern Elders Condemn Recent Attack On Arewa

Some suspected hired yet be identified hoodlums were on Monday reported to have launched a brutal attack on some participants who converged at the Arewa House for a security summit in Kaduna State.

The sad incident since its occurrence has been generating reactions from well meaningful Nigerians, especially the Northerners.

However the Northern elders have also reacted to the incident,  describing it as an heartless, noted that the summit was organised by the Coalition of Northern Group, with the aim of proffered solutions to the insecurity challenges facing the Northern region.

The Northern Elders through a statement by their National Coordinator, Engr. Zana Goni and National Women Leader,Hajiya Mario Bichi made available to newsmen at early hours of Tuesday, promised that despite the evil act intended to slow down the pace of progress they have made in the region’s peace project,they will remain resolute to achieve their aim.

The elders through the statement vowed that,” We shall continue to press forward for better Northern Nigeria and Nigeria at large. They should expect more synergies and determination from us.”

“Those that need to be sacked for our security to improve must be shown the way out, stressed that the people attacked had converged to actually deliberate and find workable solution on the growing insecurity in the North.

The group, under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development, wondered why any sane mind would want insecurity to persist in the North, maintained that the act as not only callous but reprehensible, the elders alleged that the attackers were sponsored by people perpetrating evils and criminal acts in the region.

While reaffirming their avowed support to President Muhammadu Buhari and his administration to succeed,the elders insisted that the actions of the hoodlums and their sponsors had rather boosted their determination to press hard in their quest to see total restoration of peace in the North.

“We condemn in the strongest terms ever the heartless, evil and sponsored well-organized attack on our members and other well meaning Northern groups under the umbrella of Coalition of Northern Groups at Arewa House in kaduna State, where we schedule to discuss the high-level insecurity in the country particularly the North.

“We strongly suspect that the hoodlums who carried out the act were sponsored by some highly placed people benefiting from the insecurity in the North.”

“This action is callous, reprehensible and the heights of insensitivity, desperation and  wickedness.

“However, we wish to inform these enemies of Nigeria that they  have just woken the determination in us and we shall continue to press forward our demand for a secured North until total peace and security of  our people is restored,” the statement said.