Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has condemned the recent wave of bandit attacks in Zamfara, Sokoto and Katsina states, describing the killings, abductions and burning of civilians as inhuman, barbaric and a threat to Nigeria’s food security.
In a statement issued on Monday by its National President, Hon. Khalil Mohammed Bello, KACRAN said it received the reports “with deep sorrow and outrage” following accounts of night raids, mass killings, the kidnapping of women and children, and victims being burnt alive in their homes.
“How can anyone in their right mind kill, kidnap and mercilessly burn their fellow human beings alive? What crime have these innocent farmers, women, children and the elderly committed to deserve such cruelty?” the statement queried.
KACRAN stressed that no religion, tradition or rule of engagement permits the targeting of non-combatants or reprisal attacks against innocent citizens.
The association appealed directly to bandits to
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