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- Kebbi gov visits victims, donates N13m, sets up reconciliation committee to resolve crisis
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi
About three people have been reportedly killed while many were injured ,houses destroyed during clashes between farmers and herders in Suru Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
The incidents were said to have erupted at two villages in Suru which are; Kankure village and Tunga Rimi village, while in Besse where properties and houses were destroyed, the affected villages are Tunga mai Rakumi, Runhewan Dulmeru, Sabuwan Kendawa and Limarein.
The state governor, Dr Nasir Idris, who promptly visited the scene,was said to have identified dialogue as a veritable tool for resolving the lingering farmers/herders clashes in the country.
Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi State Governor Ahmed Idris, who disclosed this in a statement made available to reporters in Birnin Kebbi said the governor stated this when he paid a condolence visit to the people of Suru and Koko/Besse Local Government Areas of the state over a clash between Fulani herdsmen and farmers.
According to him, “the visit is to streamline the issue and kickstart settlement process towards restoring peace and stability in the two area.”
Ahmed disclosed that the governor donated N4million to the two deceased persons also donated N5million to the remaining eight victims that sustained injuries in Suru.
He also revealed that at Besse where two people were missing and one person was killed, the governor donated N2 million to the deceased family,while N2m to the remaining people that sustained injuries during the crisis in the two areas.
“While describing the rift between Fulani and farmers as an unfortunate act, the governor also promised to bring an end to the crisis in the area through a round table dialogue involving security agencies and other relevant stakeholders”.
He added that the governor has set-up a reconciliation committee to be headed by the Commissioner of Police, Head of Department of Security Service (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), District Heads, members State House of Assembly and other relevant stakeholders in the area.
In a separate remarks, the District Head of Suru Mohammed Bello-Jaguwadeji and District Head of Dustemari Alhaji Mohammed Malebi were said to have thanked the governor for the sympathy visit, while attributing the crisis to devilish act.
While narrating the scenarios to the governor, the Suru Local Government Council Chairman, Mohammed Lawal, was quoted to have said that the crisis started on Saturday morning when the farmers visited their farmlands and meet Fulani at the scene.
The chairman further explained that the farmers enquired from the Fulanis whether they were the ones destroying their crops.
He further pointed out that during the crisis, two people were confirmed dead, while eight (8) people that sustained varying degrees of injuries were responding to treatment in the hospital.
The two affected villages in Suru are; Kankure village and Tunga Rimi village while in Besse where properties and houses were destroyed the affected villages are Tunga mai Rakumi, Runhewan Dulmeru, Sabuwan Kendawa and Limarein.
The governor who directed the chairman of the state’s Emergency Management Agency, Hon Bello Rilisco, to quickly identify the victims and supported then with the necessary needed foods items.
