Governor Bala Mohammed’s move to bring an end to farmers/herders clash and other land-related disputes

 By: Mahmud YahayaGovernor Bala Mohammed says the devil is a liar as he won’t under his watch allow conflict have a place in his State. 

As enshrined in the constitution of Nigeria, that the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary responsibility of the government. 

 The governor deemed it sacrosanct to bring an end to the recurrent farmers/herders clash and other land related disputes.Farmers/herders clash has been one of the problems bedevilling Nigeria as whole and Bauchi State in particular. 

This unpleasant trend had claimed many lives. It could be recalled that some months back, to be precise, on Monday, 29th June 2020. and Tuesday 30th 2020. nine people got killed and about 6 others sustained severe injuries resulting from farmers/herders clash in Zadawa village of Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

It was reported that the conflict was over ownership of land which originally belongs to the government but, was being used by herders as grazing land for years. 

Preliminary investigation revealed that some officials of Misau Local Government colluded with some farmers to convert the said land to farming land without following due process of the law, which sparked the beginning of the conflict.