We are indigenes of Southern Kaduna, says MACBAN spokesman- A spokesman for MACBAN says Southern Kaduna does not belong to a particular ethnic group - Ibrahim Bayero Zango, director of media and publicity of the group, stated that Hausa/Fulani are indigenes of the area - The MACBAN spokesman also said the root cause of the violence in the area is because the people are divided along religious and political lines PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! A spokesman for the Kaduna branch of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ibrahim Bayero Zango says Southern Kaduna does not belong to a particular ethnic group. Zango who is the director of media and publicity of the association, told The Nation in an interview that all ethnic groups, including Hausa/Fulani, are being killed in Southern Kaduna. According to him, the root cause of the violence in the area is because the people are divided along religious and political lines. Recommended for you "Very clean and sharp": Fine Igbo boy who sells suya for a living emerges,... PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Spend less on the Internet! His words: “There is no land in Southern Kaduna that belongs to a particular tribe, group or religion. The entire land of the area belongs to the people of Southern Kaduna of which we are part of. “No one can deny the fact that Hausa/Fulani are among the indigenous tribes of the Southern Kaduna. All the tribes in Southern Kaduna are immigrants. They were not there before us. “Our forefathers had lived in Kaduna for more than three centuries. They were there before the jihad. It is wrong for any tribe to claim that the area belongs solely to them. The earlier we face this reality the better for us in Southern Kaduna. “They have always been accusing Fulanis of invading and occupying their lands. They should please come and tell the whole world which of their lands have been taken over by Hausa/Fulani.” Recommended for you Baby with "big nose" becomes beautiful girl after 1 year, her transformatio... Legit.ng had earlier reported that the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos state area unit, on Tuesday, August 18, urged the authorities to end the killings in Southern Kaduna. Miftahudeen Thanni, president of the group, stated this while answering questions from journalists at a press conference to address some national issues. He called on both the federal government and Kaduna state government to fish out whoever is perpetrating the evil going on in Southern Kaduna and put an end to it. Meanwhile, the Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN) has said that the federal government’s failure to execute those sentenced to death for the 1992 Zangon Kataf crisis is responsible for the recurring crises in southern Kaduna. Briefing newsmen on Thursday, August 13 in Kaduna, the secretary of SCSN, AbdurRahman Hassan, stated that those sentenced to death, but pardoned by the military administration of General Sani Abacha, should be executed in the current dispensation. Recommended for you “I want my old life back”: BBNaija winner Phyna cries out over continued de... The group, therefore, called on the government to revisit the sentence, saying the only way for peace to reign in the country is for the indicted culprits to be executed. Southern Kaduna killings: part 1 | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - A spokesman for MACBAN says Southern Kaduna does not belong to a particular ethnic group - Ibrahim Bayero Zango, director of media and publicity of the group, stated that Hausa/Fulani are indigenes of the area - The MACBAN spokesman also said the root cause of the violence in the area is because the people are divided along religious and political lines PAY ATTENTION: PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng