YOLA — The Adamawa state government will compensate victims of the recent crisis in Sabon Layi Community of Demsa local government area.
Recall last Friday, some people of the community barricaded Numan-Demsa highway for several hours to express their anger over the destruction of their farm plants by herders in which one person was injured.
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri who was in the village to broker peace between the two parties with other service chiefs in the state, traditional rulers, and some top government functionaries to broker peace between the two parties vowed to bring the perpetrators to book.
He urged the community to remain calm as a committee will go round to investigate the incident for further action by the government.
“Government will not spare anybody found wanting, until all those that fueled the misunderstanding are traced and punished accordingly.”
“The present administration will continue to safeguard lives and property of the citizenry and the age-long relationship between farmers and herders is historic. People should not take laws into their hands but report any breach of peace to security agents.” Fintiri said.
The Governor called on them to live peacefully with one another devoid of any ethnic and religious sentiment for progress and development, stressing that his administration will do its best to develop the area and Adamawa as a whole.
In a remark, Hama Bata, Homon Alhamdu Gladstone Teneke, reminded the two parties on the need to maintain their age-long relationship as it is the only panacea to develop the area.
Also speaking, Lamido Adamawa Doctor Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Mustafa represented by Galadima Adamawa Alhaji Mustafa Aminu saluted Governor Umaru Fintiri for his style of leadership towards resolving conflicts.
Representatives of farmers and Herders who spoke at the meeting thanked the Governor for the intervention and assured him of continued peace in the area.
The Governor later sympathized with one of the victims at the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria LCCN clinic and prayed to God to grant him a quick recovery.
