Bloodbath in Bauchi, Gombe communities clash, several killed, houses razed

The member, representing Ganjuwa East Constituency in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Gazali Abubakar Wunti, has told the House that several people were killed, while houses and farmlands worth millions of naira were destroyed in a communal clash between the Gungura community in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State and the Buri-buri community of Dukku Local Government of Gombe State.

Wunti disclosed that in the early hours of some people from Buri Buri village in Gombe State attacked a village called Bara in Gungura ward of Ganjuwa LGA in Bauchi State.

“So many committees were formed in the past to resolve the border disputes but all efforts ended in futility. They have been attacking the people of the area and destroying their properties and now it even included loss of innocent lives,” the lawmaker lamented.

He added that the constituency had been patient for so many years on the damages being perpetrated on them.

“The attackers destroyed the people’s farms and properties worth millions of naira. The communities now resort to engaging volunteers and vigilante to guard their farms,” he further said.

Wunti urged the House to send a committee to sympathize with the community and ask the government to take urgent action on the matter

While contributing to the issue, Abdulkadir Umar Dewu representing Kirfi Constituency explained that the issue is worrisome and needs urgent intervention by the concerned authorities before it gets out of hands completely.

He suggested that since the issue involved security, a joint committee on Special Duties and Security should be tasked to go and sympathize with people of the area.

Bakoji Aliyu Bobbo representing Chiroma Constituency opined that sending a committee is not a solution, since there is Boundary Committee in the State under the Deputy Governor, the House should as a matter of urgency write to the Executive Arm and ask the boundaries committee to take the matter urgently so that they will contact their Gombe State counterpart agreeing that the House can send its committee to sympathize with the people of the area.

The Speaker, Abubakar Y Suleiman expressed his sadness on the situation and said that the House will take urgent action about the matter.

However, the Speaker ruled that sending a committee to Dukku would amount to duplication of duty because the House is sure the committee that is given the task will do the right thing.