Gbong Gwom Jos blames crises in North on disrespect for other’s values
Jos — The Gbong Gwom Jos,Da Jacob Gyang Buba, has blamed the recurring crisis in Northern part of the country on lack of respect for each other’s religion, culture and tradition and said the situation must change if the region would know peace.
The traditional ruler who spoke while receiving the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution in the North, in Jos, said disrespect for each other’s values would remain a source of conflict.
He said: “We are a multicultural society, therefore, we must respect the culture of one another and ensure we do our best not to cross each other’s path. A lot of criminality has been brought into religion. We have allowed sentiment to take over our religion and discipline can’t be meted out to reckless religious leaders. If peace must return to the north we must take away criminality from religion.
“There are indigenous tribes that make up the state, but for some people who are settlers, they wish to take over the affairs of the state, but people are using their religious blanket to cover their ulterior motives of making troubles in the state.”
The Gbong Gwom called on the committee to review the security administration in the states and bring up conclusions from a genuine perspective.
Senator representing Plateau North, Mr. Gyang Pwajok, said the situation in Plateau had got to an extent where the perpetrators of crimes are now victims and victims are now perpetrators.
He called on the Federal Government to compensate victims of the violence, adding: “Victims of this violence have never been compensated by the Federal Government. Destructions in this land are in billions of naira.”
The leader of the Hausa community, Mallam Sani Muazu said there were a lot of allegations against the Hausa in Jos, some of which include planned Jihad by the Hausa community and to take over the throne of the traditional ruler which he said were false.
Sani said the problem in Jos reflected the true position of Nigeria, adding that empowerment must go beyond the Federal Government.
Also speaking, the representative of the Berom community, Da Stephen Tizam, said the Beroms had been affected by the crisis and hundreds of people live in tears on a daily basis.
Earlier, Chairman of the Presidential Committee who is also the Minister of Special Duties, Alhaji Kabiru Turaki, had said the president constituted the committee with the aim of bringing all forms of violence in the northern part of the country to a drastic end.
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