Muslim and Christian leaders in Southern Kaduna have called for peace, restraint and mutual understanding following reactions to recent remarks by the Minister of Defence, Gen Christopher Musa (retd.), against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
The religious leaders, under the platforms of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam and the Christian Association of Nigeria, appealed during a joint peace meeting in Kafanchan, Kaduna State.
The development comes as El-Rufai demanded N10bn in compensation and a public apology from Musa over alleged defamatory statements made during a Channels Television programme.
The demand was contained in a letter before action dated Monday, September 7, 2026, issued by El-Rufai’s lawyers, the Chambers of Ubong Akpan, and addressed to Musa at the Federal Ministry of Defence in Abuja.
The letter was posted by Bello El-Rufai, a member of the House of Representatives and one of the sons of the former Kaduna State governor.
