Tiv-Jukun crisis driving many states into poverty, says Cleric

The Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, on Thursday called for immediate end to hostilities and lasting resolution to the recurring violence between the Tiv and Jukun ethnic groups of Benue and Taraba states.

According to him, the tensed relationship between the two groups, and the lingering crisis could keep investors away from positively exploiting the cultural heritage and the gifts of nature abundantly endowed to them in the areas they inhabit.The Cleric who urged elder statesmen and political leaders including the retired Lt-Gen.

“The negative social consequences of the conflicts inflicted on one another have not and will never be helpful to anyone. Destruction and killings seen to have become a constant! Suspicion, distrust and hatred are so strong that some Jukun and Tiv persons are allergic to the name of the other. “We should use the advantage of our privileged theological studies to stand apart or distance ourselves from parochially divisive narratives that further strain relationships. Care must be taken not to be influenced by unsubstantiated narratives that ethnic chauvinists thrive on. The priest is a mediator between his people and God. He judges, reconciles and teaches.”

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