Yesterday, the Council of Imams and Ulama in Kaduna state, in a statement called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of president of the Christain Association of Nigeria CAN, Samson Ayokunle, CAN Secretary General Musa Asake, Sen. Danjuma La’ah and Sunday Marshal-Katung, a member of the House of Representatives, for what they termed “inflammatory comments and statements made these individuals on the lingering Southern Kaduna crisis.”

Sheik Abubakar Babantune and Secretary, Aminu Ibrahim of Imam council yesterday in a press conference  accused these individuals of instigating the people to pick up arms to defend themselves.

The council says such statements have fueled the crisis which has led to the death of thousands of people, particularly women and children.
According to the council, these individuals who are leaders of thoughts and powerful public influencers, have at one time or the other, granted interviews where they asked the residents of the area to take up arms against each other.