Governor Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State, on Tuesday said those involved in precipitating the southern Kaduna crisis would be tracked down and prosecuted.

The governor told the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Southern Kaduna Crisis that the government would not hedge in prosecuting those involved.

He charged the Senate committee “to see the reality of what is happening in southern Kaduna as against the fiction.”

The governor also advised the committee not to believe anyone “based on his credibility or apparent credibility”, including the statement credited to the Catholic Church in Kafanchan, which he described as “totally false.”

He further told the committee that there were several “irresponsible comments on the crisis by people who should know better.”

According to him, even the figures released by the National Emergency Management Agency on the crisis were those of six local governments and involves Christians, Muslims and traditionalists trapped in the crisis.

He also accused some traditional rulers in the area of perpetuating the crisis for selfish reasons, but said the government would also prosecute them.

The governor said the administration would embark on peace building with those not involved in the crisis.

Earlier, the Chairman of the committee, Kabir Gaya had told the governor that their target was to investigate and find solution to the crisis.

Gaya advised the governor to continue engaging the people through constant interraction to bring about lasting peace.

The chairman, however, expressed concern on the misuse of the social media to propagate falsehood, indicating that the Senate would revisit the bill to regulate the use of social media in the country.