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Kebbi: Fulani Communities Calls for Governor, Emir’s Intervention to Avoid Clashes With Farmers Over Encroachment

BySani Magaji Garko

Sep 23, 2024

Fulani communities of Aljannare district in Suru local government area of Kebbi State, have appealed to the state governor, Comrade Nasir Idris and the Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammadu Bashar, to intervene over encroachment of Grazing Reserves by farmers at Gungun Diko and Gungun Oro to avoid reoccurance of Fulani/Farmers Clash in the area.

Some of the community leaders, Ladan Golima, Jabbi Dangarso and Malam Abubakar Kinasa who spoke to Journalist shortly after a meeting of the Fulani communities in the area, said for over eighty years, the grazing reserves belongs to the Fulani communities that used to accommodate over one million cows and ruminants are now being encroached by farmers.

According to them, the communities have a supporting documents from the relevant authorities for allocating the land to serve as grazing reserves.

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They explained that, Fulani and Hausa communities in Aljannare district are leaving peacefully and there is need to maintain as they demanded for their right.

The leaders Emphasised that, only the intervention of the state government would solve the looming clash between Fulani and Farmers as they are ready to go back to their grazing reserves after the rainy season.

The Chairman, Miyatti Allah Fulani Association, Suru local government area, Usman Aliyu Masama, stated that, the leadership is making all effort to solve the problem that might arise between Fulani and Farmers in the area, testifying that, the grazing reserves belongs to the Fulani for over decades.

GLOBAL TRACKER recalled last two years that, there was a Clash between Fulani and Farmers in the area over the grazing reserves that resulted to lost of many lives and animals which the reoccurrence should be avoided only by state government intervention

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