The Governors of the 19 northern states under the auspices of the Northern States Governors’ Forum have summoned an emergency meeting to discuss recent happenings in the region.
This is particularly as it relates to the recent fracas between a detachment of the Nigerian Army and Shi’ite followers in Zaria, Kaduna State.
The Shiites, who are members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, under the leadership of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, claimed that over 1,000 members of the group were killed in the clash.
The Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, who doubles as Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum, said on Wednesday night that the governors will hold an emergency meeting on Saturday in Kaduna.
The venue and time of the meeting had been communicated to members of the Forum, Shettima said.
Shettima’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, said in a statement that the decision followed consultations among the governors on Wednesday night.
Gusau said the governors were worried by the situation and hence their resolve to wade into the matter, with a view to frontally addressing it.
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