By Our Correspondent
The Southern Kaduna Autochthones Community Development Associations (SOKACDA) has issued an urgent warning over circulating security alerts indicating planned attacks on Indigenous Christian communities across three local government areas in Southern Kaduna, demanding immediate federal, state, and local government intervention to avert what the body fears could become another mass casualty event.
In a press statement signed by its Chairman, Dr. Samuel T. Achie, SOKACDA said its leadership had monitored the threats for four consecutive days. The body warned that historically, such threats have almost invariably been followed by devastating assaults on farming communities in the region.
“Such threats were made before, and were reported by community leaders to the security agencies and the government,” the statement read, “but timely actions were not taken, and the terrorists subsequently attacked communities and carted away whole villages into slavery for ransom.”
The threatened areas — Kachia, Chikun, and Kajuru counties — have already witnessed the abduction of hundreds of residents over the past three months alone, according to SOKACDA. The Forum attributed the absence of visible government response as the central motivation for going public with the statement.
‘We See No Visible Efforts’
SOKACDA drew a direct line between the current threat environment and the chronic infrastructure deficit in the region, arguing that the lack of motorable roads has consistently denied security operatives access to communities under attack. The body called on Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani to urgently fulfil campaign pledges to deliver road rehabilitation, medical facilities, and permanent security posts to affected communities.
“Development cannot be separated from governance,” the statement declared. “Government should fulfil their promises to bring development to our communities.”
SOKACDA further called on elected representatives and political appointees from Southern Kaduna to convene an emergency meeting with the Forum’s leadership, tasking them with developing a joint action plan for lasting peace. The body also urged neighbouring county councils to coordinate strategies that would eliminate safe havens for what it described as Fulani Ethnic Militia (FEM), bandits, and armed terrorists operating across local government boundaries.
On the question of alleged local collaborators aiding the attackers, SOKACDA was unequivocal: such individuals should face criminal prosecution and cannot be used by security agencies as justification for operational inaction.
Elections Under Threat
In a pointed political dimension, SOKACDA linked the timing of the attacks to deliberate voter suppression ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Forum noted that similar violence disrupted voter participation in the two preceding election cycles, enabling what it described as false claims by “unconscionable politicians” that Southern Kaduna has a naturally low voter population.
“Our resolve to participate actively in voting come 2027 is being threatened by the attacks and displacement of hundreds of thousands of our people from their towns and villages,” the statement said.
SOKACDA disclosed it had already commenced voter enlightenment campaigns across member communities, encouraging residents to register and collect their Permanent Voter Cards despite the volatile security environment.
Call for Community-Government Security Partnership
Beyond immediate military or police deployment, SOKACDA called for a structural partnership between government at all levels and community associations as the foundation of a sustainable security architecture. The body argued that the absence of such partnership is precisely the gap exploited by armed groups to inflict repeated violence on civilian populations.
“Security agents cannot be everywhere,” the statement noted. “It is this lack of partnership between communities and the government that the terrorists and criminals exploit to visit destruction on peaceful communities.”
SOKACDA also renewed longstanding demands for economic investment in Southern Kaduna, arguing that targeted job creation for the region’s youth population would address the enabling conditions that fuel recruitment into armed groups.
The Forum closed its statement with a call to self-defence, reminding community members that the protection of life and ancestral land is a fundamental human right, while simultaneously urging government to move decisively before further blood is shed.
SOKACDA represents autochthonous communities across Southern Kaduna and has been a consistent voice in documenting Fulani Terrorist violence in the region, with its statements and documentation cited by international rights bodies including Genocide Watch.
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