Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has called on the warring factions in the Tiv/Jukun crisis in Wukari Local Government Area of the state to sheath their swords and give peace a chance.
Ishaku who stated this in a statement in Jalingo said he is saddened by the news of the unfortunate renewed violent clashes between Jukuns and their Tiv neighbours in Kente and Rafinkada.
The statement noted that Ishaku has since directed security agencies to move to the scenes in Kente and Rafinkada to curb the crisis. It quoted Ishaku as appealing to leaders of the communities to play their part by prevailing on their people to drop their weapons and to cooperate with the security agencies to ensure that peace is sustained among them.
According
to the statement, Ishaku also condemned the ongoing attacks and killings of
innocent people in some farming communities in Ardo Kola and Jalingo local
government areas of the state and the reprisal attacks thereafter. It warned
that security agencies have been instructed by the governor to deal ruthlessly
with those promoting the crises and killings in the state.
