Jos crises: Igbo, Yoruba, others demand N670bn compensation
A coalition of people from the South-East , South-South and South-West resident in Jos, Plateau State have demanded N670bn from the Federal Government as compensation for the losses they have incurred in the series of crises in the state since 1994.
The coalition, at a news conference in Jos on Wednesday, said that since the crises started in the state, the Yoruba had lost property worth N450bn; the Igbo, N410bn; and South-South, N110bn. It added at the news conference addressed by its spokesman , Mr. Smart Irabor, that over 1, 654 people from the three regions had lost their lives in the crises.
According to Irabor , the South-East lost 604 people; the South-West, 630 and the South-South,430. While condemning the killing of their members, the group expressed dismay “That without any provocation or seeking for political or geographical expansion nor struggling for the ownership of Jos, the three groups from the year 1994 to date lost property estimated at over N970bn.”
The coalition accused the Federal Government of failing in its statutory duty of protecting the lives and property of its citizens.
It also demanded that all those caught during the crises should be made to face the full weight of the law.
While assuring President Goodluck Jonathan of its members support and loyalty in the 2011 presidential election, the coalition asked him to release the White Paper on the Presidential Advisory Committee on the crises.
The group however commended Governor Jonah Jang for recognising the three tribes as major stakeholders in the peace process in the state.
It also threw its weight behind the decision of the state government to float a security outfit to stem the violence in the state.
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