Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State said the accidental bombing of Tudun Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area by the Nigerian Army was not a religious or ethnic cleansing in the state.
Sani stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday, adding that “let me make it clear (that) in Kaduna State, we don’t have any religious or ethnic differences.
He said people he described as religious and ethnic merchants tried to make issue out of it, adding that “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.”
Governor Sani said 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.
“My assessment of that unfortunate incident of Sunday, December 3, 2023, is that it is grave, regrettable. We will do everything possible to prevent such an occurrence from happening again in the conduct of our operations going forward.”
The bombing on Sunday night has been condemned by both local and international watchdogs, all calling for investigations and a standardised review of procedural activities.
There have also been calls for compensation of the victims.
