Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri Christians Seek FG’s Compensation

A lawyer and national secretary, Tarayyar Masihiyawan Nigeria (TAMANI), an association of Hausa/Fulani and Kanuri Christians in Nigeria, Yakubu Saleh Bawa, has appealed to the federal government to pay  compensation to the victims of post-election violence in the country.

Bawa, who spoke with LEADERSHIP WEEKEND in Jos, Plateau state wondered why two years after the violence the federal government is yet to compensate them.

He pointed out that the inability of the federal government to disburse the money through the various state governors has brought untold hardship on the affected people.

Bawa added that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Malumfashi and Funtua branches in Katsina State were the worse hit as over 500 Christians were affected by the post-election violence of 2011 in the area.

The secretary added that apart from those Christians who lost their lives, others lost their houses, cars, business premises adding that over ten churches were lost as a result of the violence in Malumfashi alone.

He lamented that Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina State promised to assist the Christian communities whose property were destroyed during violence, saying “till now nothing has been done to alleviate the suffering of the victims.”