- He stated that he was not surprised by the move of certain persons to paint the situation with brushstrokes of ethnic and religious coloration.
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has dismissed insinuations and claims of religious or ethnic cleansing in the state following the accidental bombing of Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area by the Nigerian Army.
The governor made the disclosure on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, five days after the tragic incident that left over 85 people dead and several others injured.
The incident has drawn widespread condemnation and continued to dominate headline.
He stated that he was not surprised by the move of certain persons to paint the situation with brushstrokes of ethnic and religious coloration.
“Let me make it clear (that) in Kaduna State, we don’t have any religious or ethnic differences,” he said.
“At the beginning, a lot of people particularly the religious and ethnic merchants, I’m not surprised if some of them decided to make this issue look like it’s a religious issue. As governor of Kaduna State, we are working together as a team in religious harmony.”
The governor explained that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) led a delegation to the Kaduna State Government House to commiserate with the state government and the Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area over the unfortunate incident.
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