Ex- chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Malam Nuhu Ribadu has said that only genuine reconciliation can end bloodshed in the country.
Ribadu who spoke at Marsa village, in Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State, during funeral of Elder Peter Aruwan, father of Samuel Aruwan, a Kaduna-based journalist with Blueprint newspapers, said Nigerians must realize that bloodshed does not profit anyone; instead it desecrates the sanctity of human life as created by God, in addition to destroying communal relations that existed for centuries.
According to Ribadu, genuine and sincere reconciliation is paramount in stemming unjustifiable and unreasonable bloodshed.
He said, “It is important we tell ourselves the home truth since we are paying the last respects to a father who had made a lot of sacrifices for peace in our communities. Let us ponder and ask ourselves: are we doing the right thing? Is this how things were with us many years ago despite religious and ethnic differences,” He said.
Ribadu said “What is the gain of all these killings, disparaging one another and destroying sanctity of the human life? What is the gain of peddling hatred and sentiments of all kinds?
“We must advance genuine and honest reconciliation; it is paramount and a basis of re-creating our communities. We must exhibit high sense of tolerance and as well patriotism to our country and extend love to our fellow citizens irrespective of our diversities. The earlier we start, the earlier we change our situation for good, for peace and development.”
In his remarks, Rt. Rev. Yohanna Jaja Kantiok, Bishop of Kano Methodist Diocese, emphasized the need divine intervention for Nigeria to overcome its numerous problems.
“We need prayers because we are in difficult times and need face of God,” he said. (leadership)
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