As published by Authentic News Daily on 10 April 2021, a
press statement by the Southern Kaduna People"s Union (SOKAPU) highlights in detail the consequences of the unmitigated violence in Kaduna State whereby the ancestral lands of whole‚ communities have been taken over by Fulani militia: "Today, there are at least 1004 communities that have been displaced in Southern Kaduna after the natives have been attacked and several persons killed. All churches and schools in affected areas have also been burnt, some dating back to 2018."
Frans Veerman, Managing Director of World Watch Research, comments: "The SOKAPU press release lists a whole range of Local Government Areas, Wards and village communities affected by unprovoked attacks by Fulani militia. The details reveal that the native population of predominantly Christian background is being deliberately displaced. At least 50,000 have been forced to relocate to the squalor of various IDP camps in the region or to family relations because their villages are either too unsafe to return to or have been taken over by Fulani militia. The consequences for food security are immense. In addition, thousands of children have been out of school, some for over three years, with the authorities making no remedial effort to assist them. The lack of concern being shown to these citizens both by the Kaduna State authorities and President Buhari"s administration is inexcusable, especially as SOKAPU emphasizes that the number of displaced communities is "˜increasing by the day"."
