Kaduna is one of Nigeria's most insecure states, with attacks by bandits in the Birnin Gwari area and ethnic clashes especially in the South.
State Governor Nasir Elrufai said the crisis in South Kaduna dates back to 1980, when some people attacked the Drug Market and killed 11 people.
He said the crisis had escalated and in 1992 about 1,300 people were killed in Zangon Kataf over a market dispute.
The conflict in southern Kaduna has been raging for nearly 40 years, but it seems to have failed, despite efforts by the authorities to quell the crisis.
Even more recently, reports say dozens of people have been killed in the conflict by similar sari-ka-noke attacks in the area.
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So what are the reasons why the conflict has not subsided despite the large number of security forces that the authorities say they have deployed to deal with the situation and quell the violence?
Later, Kaduna Governor Nasir Elrufai outlined some of the reasons. Here is what we told you:
Political, religious and ethnic exploitation
Governor Elrufai accused some political opponents of saying they were defeated in the election but did not accept the decision, so they were looking for a way to provoke violence.
He also said such opposition members: "they have sworn, until they secure this state (Kaduna) until it is ruled.
The problem of immigrants and locals
Nasir Elrufai also said that there are some people who over the years have formed against their neighbors who they call "foreigners" in South Kaduna.
He said South Kaduna was an area that included towns such as Zangon Kataf, Zankuwa and Kafanchan, where people from the north of the country such as Kano, Bauchi and others came and settled.
"Like Kafanchan, it is a railway town, there are people from southern Nigeria, (some) from northern Nigeria who have (spent) about a hundred years here," he said.
He said such people had lived for decades, some of whom were born to their ancestors in South Kaduna, but locals said they were foreigners so they had to leave.
Lack of conviction for offenders
Elrufai said since the outbreak of the 1980 crisis in the Drug Market, fighting has escalated and violence has erupted in Kaduna State.
"In 1992, more than 1,300 people were killed in Zangon Kataf, most of them civilians.
He said the crisis prompted the Nigerian government during the rule of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida to punish some, but they were later released.
"Well, this impunity for the perpetrators of such acts of terrorism, in southern Kaduna, people think that if you kill a person, or burn his house, nothing will happen," Elrufai said.
This is something we have inherited, and this has been going on for a long time, now for 40 years there has been this war, because religion, ethnicity and hatred have been ingrained for years, he said. .
Red Cross in conflict-related cases
Nasir Elrufai also expressed frustration over the court's reluctance to adjudicate cases related to the Kaduna crisis.
He said they have arrested several people and charged them in court since 2016, which he said to date, has not been decided.
"Lawyers always have to find a way to stop the proceedings. Sometimes the lawyers themselves do not want to try the case. Even in the case of the case, there are those who bring religious prejudices. and ethnicity, ”the governor alleged
He said the state government had recently lodged a complaint against a judge who was accused of obstructing him.
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Lack of confidence in the authorities
The Kaduna governor also said Nigeria did not have enough security personnel to be deployed in every house or neighborhood or village in the area, so he urged people to live in peace with each other.
If people don't sit down, they agree to stay safe, and if they have a problem, they go to the authorities for justice. Anyone who says that he has been wronged should take revenge. This will not bring peace, Elrufai said.
He said that was what was happening in the area. "The Fulani, if they are wronged, they will not tell. If someone of their own is killed, they will not tell the police. They will go and prepare and say they will retaliate."
Citizens of the area, too, should be investigated and prosecuted if they are prosecuted, and instead retaliate, according to the governor.
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