Tuesday, June 9, 2026

The Sun Nigeria

Cleric reconciles warring Kaduna elders over royal seat

From Noah Ebije, Kaduna

Following a dispute over the rightful occupant of the royal seat of Kajju chiefdom in Zango Kataf Local government Area of Kaduna State, the founder and Pastor of the Vision Pioneer Throne Room Trust Ministry Kafanchan, Apostle  Emmanuel Nuhu Kure has reconciled the warring elders after one year of enmity.

To this end, some aggrieved elders of Kajju Land, who were opposed to the emergence of Mr. Luka Kogi Yabwat have agreed to sheath their swords and support the king in the overall interest of the chiefdom.

Rising from a meeting convened in Kafanchan by Apostle Kure, along with two other members of the palace building committee, Dr. Joseph Maiyaki and Philip Dauda, the leader of the aggrieved elders, Baba Kure Mallam, agreed that it was time to give peace a chance.

The aggrieved elders had earlier rejected the choice of Mr. Yabwat, alleging that the process leading to his emergence was flawed and that the chief supposedly allowed the cutting down of trees hitherto existed for decades in the community which according to them desecrated the sacred land.

Baba Kure Mallam thanked Apostle Kure and other members of the palace building committee for championing the reconciliation process, describing it as timely.

He urged all well-meaning sons and daughters of Kajju Land to support the king and the ongoing reconciliation process to move the land forward.

He used the opportunity to appeal to Governor Uba Sani to restore the first-class status of the Kajju chiefdom, considering that it is the second largest in terms of size and population in the state after the Zazzau Emirate.

While commending Baba Kure Mallam’s team and the revered paramount ruler for their humility in setting aside their differences, Apostle  Kure underscored the importance of unity to societal development, pointing out that a house divided against itself cannot stand.

In response, the Agwam Kajju II pledged to address all grievances that arose since his enthronement  to ensure the progress of the community.

Various speakers at the meeting described the one-year feud as a setback to the peace and development of the land.