President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the ethnic clash in Taraba State, which left about 25 people dead.
He described the unfortunate incident as a failure of community leadership.
Recall that a bloody clash between Shomo and Jole ethnic groups in Lau Local Government Area of the state had left 25 persons killed, several others injured and over 100 houses razed.
In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President noted that the disagreements between the rival groups could have been sorted out through dialogue rather than violence.
He said: “I am deeply disturbed by the resort to violence over disagreements that could be resolved through dialogue.
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“These frequent incidents of ethnic and communal violence is a failure of community leadership and the refusal to embrace dialogue as a means of conflict resolution.
“The disagreements over lands or fishing ponds shouldn’t be allowed to degenerate into violence and destruction of life and prosperity.
“Life is so precious that leaders in the area should take urgent and decisive actions to halt this disgraceful slaughter of people.”
The President sympathised with victims of the violence and their families and appealed to leaders at all levels in Taraba State to do all they can to forestall outbreaks of deadly violence by thugs.
