MBF Calls for Immediate Arrest and Prosecution of Former Kaduna Governor, El-Rufai, Over Alleged Security Threats

AMINA SAMUEL KADUNA



The Chairman of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Kaduna State Chapter , retired Air Commodore John Bako Ajeye  have called on the Federal Government to with  immediate effect arrest and prosecute the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and some coalition stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for allegedly threatening the security of the country and promoting instability in the polity.



The group with it’s official during  a press conference held  in Kaduna on Friday, stated that allowing El-Rufai and members of the coalition group to promote hate speech among citizens will not bode well for the democratic process and the country’s desired stability.



The retired Air Commodore, said that “the former governor, El-Rufai and members of the ADC coalition should have been invited, detained and prosecuted over the comments and statements threatening the security of Kaduna State, and Nigeria long ago”.



“their actions may plunge the country into more political upheavals, if not checked immediately. I am from a security background, and I am telling you today, as chairman of Middle Belt Forum, Kaduna State, that they have questions to answer. And the government need to take immediate action to save the state, and the country by extension, from further security threats”, he added.



Additionally, retired Commodore Ajeye pointed out flaws in El-Rufai’s statements regarding Southern Kaduna, which is an integral part of the Middle Belt community.



He said, “For clarity, the Middle Belt of Nigeria comprises the ethnic nationalities of the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory who are not Hausa, Fulani, or Kanuri. Our forum exists to protect the interests and accurate representation of these communities”.

The chairman explained that, “today, we must counter this orchestrated campaign of falsehood and demographic gaslighting targeted at the good people of Southern Kaduna and the Middle Belt region”.



“the former governor’s interview was a masterclass in deception; a pathetic attempt to rewrite reality and diminish the undeniable political and demographic weight of Southern Kaduna”



“Let us be unequivocal in replacing El-Rufai’s Fiction with facts. His claim that Christians constitute ‘not even 25 per cent’ of Kaduna State is a fiction, a lie from the pit of hell. Verified data from independent and governmental sources presents a starkly different reality. Southern Kaduna refers to the socio-cultural and historical conglomeration of ethnic nationalities



“We admonish Mallam Nasir El-Rufai to desist from spreading falsehood and poisoning the unity in our dear state. At his age, he should be seeking peace and making amends, not actively working to plunge future generations into conflict.



Though his days in the political limelight are numbered, he seems tragically determined to leave the political space as its most disgraced and humiliated figure.



We therefore call on all well-meaning Nigerians, the national media, and responsible civil society organizations to disregard his malicious fabrications and hold him to account for his words.



The Middle Belt Forum, Kaduna State, remains steadfast in its commitment to advocating for equity, transparent governance, and the unity of all peoples of Kaduna State, a unity that must be built on truth and justice, not the pathological lies of a failed politician.

El-Rufai left Kaduna state far more in ruins than he met it.



Hundreds of thousands of Kaduna were ruined by his heartless and cruel policies of wanton demolition of residential areas, business premises and inhuman mass sack of workers.



The truth is that el-Rufai was more of a curse to the millions of his victims in Kaduna State than a blessing.

May el-Rufai NEVER happen to any part of Nigeria directly or indirectly.