Senate to debate motion on justice for victims of violence

By John Alechenu

Barring immoderate last-minute change, the Senate volition connected Tuesday statement a question seeking justness and accountability for victims of convulsive crimes irrespective of spiritual beliefs.

The question titled: “Urgent request to close misconceptions regarding the purported Christian Genocide Narrative In Nigeria and International Communities,” is being sponsored by Senators: Ali Ndume (APC, Borno), Sani Musa (APC, Niger), Magatakarda Wamako (APC, Sokoto) and Ibrahim Bomai (APC, Yobe).

Those acquainted with the contented informed Vanguard that the question was apt successful effect to an American Political Commentator and Television Host, Bill Maher, who had, successful a wide publicized speech, alleged that panic gangs were carrying retired a genocidal warfare against Nigerian Christians.

Sponsors of the question are asking the Senate to,
among different things: “Urge the Federal Government to guarantee justness and accountability for each victims of convulsive attacks—whether Christian, Muslim, oregon otherwise—to code impunity and rebuild nationalist assurance successful authorities institutions.”

A draught of the motion, which was sighted successful Abuja connected Monday, indicated that its sponsors are seeking to close what they described arsenic misinformation astir the existent quality of the struggle successful Nigeria.

According to the 4 Senators, portion they admit the tragic and unacceptable attacks suffered by Christian communities successful parts of the country, they affirm that unit has affected Nigerians of each faiths.

They, however, argued that  looking astatine the situation purely arsenic a spiritual 1  risks inflaming sectarian divisions, misguiding planetary policy, and undermining nationalist unity.

The question reads successful part: “The Senate: Aware that Nigeria is simply a multi-ethnic, multi-religious federation whose unity and stableness beryllium connected communal understanding, liable communication, and close practice of facts;

“Concerned astir the expanding circulation of narratives—both wrong and extracurricular Nigeria—alleging an ongoing “Christian genocide” successful the country, which person been amplified by definite overseas media outlets, advocacy groups, and spiritual networks.

“Further Concerned that these narratives, though emotive, often neglect to bespeak the analyzable realities of Nigeria’s information challenges and whitethorn substance sectarian mistrust, distort planetary perceptions, and undermine nationalist cohesion and Nigeria’s diplomatic relations;

“Notes that Nigeria has successful caller years faced superior information challenges, including terrorism, insurgency, banditry, communal conflicts, and targeted attacks, which person affected citizens crossed assorted religious, ethnic, and determination backgrounds, resulting successful nonaccomplishment of lives and spot among some Christian and Muslim communities;

“Notes that the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) guarantees state of religion, adjacent extortion of the law, and obliges the authorities to unafraid the lives and spot of each citizens, irrespective of religion oregon ethnicity;

“Recognises the captious relation of close accusation and liable enactment successful preventing sectarian part and countering extremist narratives;

“Worried astir the caller events successful the US Senate and Congress wherever they person taken initiatives to designate Nigeria arsenic a “Country of Particular Concern,” which is simply a overseas argumentation instrumentality to people quality rights oregon spiritual state violations.”

Prayers  
The sponsors are praying that the Senate resoluteness to:
“Reject the broad characterisation of Nigeria’s information crises arsenic a “Christian genocide,” and affirm that the ongoing conflicts are rooted successful analyzable socio-economic, ethnic, criminal, and violent dynamics which chopped crossed spiritual lines.

“Urge the Federal Government, done the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Security agencies, and applicable stakeholders, to intensify data-driven nationalist connection by providing close casualty figures, context, and investigative outcomes to antagonistic misinformation.

“Call connected Religious leaders, Civil nine organisations, and the Nigerian media to workout restraint and work successful their nationalist statements and reporting, avoiding connection that could inflame sectarian tensions oregon misrepresent the nationalist situation.

“Encourage diplomatic missions, particularly the US Embassy, International organisations, and overseas media to trust connected verified, balanced, and credible sources—including Se...