There is possibility that the
attackers of some communities in Gashaka and Bali recently, which
resulted to so many deaths may have colluded with fulani residents in
the affected communities.
This
was made known in the observations and findings of the House committee
on Public Petitions, Internal Security, Ethics and Privileges on the
killing of villagers by herdsmen in Gashaka LGA.
Presenting the report before the
House on Tuesday 19th April, 2016, Chairman of the committee, Charles
Maijankai, PDP, Karim 1 constituency, observed that, ‘the village of
Dori of Garbabi ward was invaded by fulani herdsmen after murdering a
Dori woman who went to the farm between 8th and 9th April, 2016 and that
on Sunday when the villagers were worshipping in the church, the
herdsmen attacked villagers both in the churches and at home.
Secondly, the attackers of the
village of Dori are Fulani herdsmen from outside the village. They were
mostly in military uniforms, shooting guns, the type of which could not
be ascertained.
The committee does not rule out collusion by the Fulanis residing in the village.
In its findings the committee noted
that the refugees both at Mayo Salbe and Kungana were mainly non-fulani
and that there were no Fulani refugees found in any of these camps or
anywhere else in the affected areas.This indicates that the attacks
were aimed at the non-fulani residents of these communities.
The committee therefore recommended
that security be ‘beefed up in Gashaka and Bali Local Government Areas’,
and that traditional rulers be called to order by the executive arm.
Also the issue of influx of strangers, the need for vigilante groups,
the need to restore security votes of local governments, and the plight
of the refugees form part of the recommendations.
The committee was made of the
following: Charles Maijankai as Chairman, Hamman Adama Abdullahi, Vice
Chairman, Hosea Ibbi, Douglas N.Yahaya, and Bashir Mohammed as members
while Jeheziel M.Hivi was Secretary.
However it was observed that a
member, Bashir Mohammed, APC, Nguroje constituency, did not sign the
report. While the Chairman was presenting the report he skipped the name
of the member who refused to sign, but was called to order by the
Speaker who stated that for the fact he did not append his signature did
not exclude him as a member of the committee and would not effect the
report.
-TarabaVoices
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