Gulani Chairman Urges Police Action After Deadly Attack on Farmers
By: Zagazola Makama
The Chairman of Gulani Local Government Area, Yobe State, Hon. Daiyabu Ilu Njibulwa, has called on the police to take decisive action following an attack on farmers in Zango Village, Dokshi Ward, which left two people dead and two others severely injured.
The incident, which occurred on Friday evening, is suspected to be linked to a two-year-old dispute between residents of Zango Village and individuals from the Azare axis.
Eyewitnesses told Zagazola Makama that the attackers, armed with arrows and machetes, launched an assault on the farmers while they were working on their farmlands, killing two instantly and leaving two others with serious injuries.
Speaking during a visit to the scene, Njibulwa expressed frustration over what he described as inadequate police response to repeated reports of tensions in the area.
“We have repeatedly directed our complaints to the police, but no proper actions were taken despite the fact that a similar conflict occurred here last year,” Njibulwa said. “Today, we are here to show you the victims, including the two corpses. It is time for you to take action now, do it between you and your God.”
The Divisional Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Nigeria Police Force in Damaturu condemned the attack and assured that steps were being taken to apprehend the perpetrators.
Security sources said a report had previously been sent to the Boundary Adjustment Commission as part of efforts to find a lasting solution to the protracted conflict.
Njibulwa was accompanied by prominent stakeholders from Gulani LGA, including the Commissioner of Transport and Energy, Hon. Mohammed Mohammed Bara; the State Auditor General, Alhaji Mai Aliyu Umar; and the Chairman of the Teaching Service Board, Alhaji Yakubu Y. Dokshi, among others.
The injured victims are receiving treatment at an undisclosed medical facility, while the remains of the deceased have been handed over to their families for burial.
