The communal clash that occurred on 20th December, 2015, between the people of Saare and Tsaragi towns in Kwara State, North Central, Nigeria has left a great scar in the minds and lives of the people of the two communities. You will recall that residents of the two communities fled the warring towns to the neighbouring communities just as the state government yesterday imposed of a 24-hour curfew in the affected communities.

Investigations by MPX metropolexpress revealed that the two communities had been at loggerheads over land that had spanned years. During the melee, about 20 people were reportedly said to have sustained serious injuries while some schools were said to have been vandalized. No fewer than 50 houses were reportedly burnt while another 30 people sustained serious injuries. Also, churches, mission houses, schools with ICT facilities were reportedly burnt during the incident.

However, MPX metropolexpress recently had a chat with some of the victims of the crisis to recall their experience. Alhaji Aliyu Jimoh was in far away Sokoto for many years. He returned home after many years to live happily with his people in his home town, Shaare in Ifelodun Local government of Kwara state, but during the invasion of the Tapas on the town recently, he lost all he has worked for and the old man was left with nothing coupled with three major ailments he’s battling with. Excerpt:

http://metropolexpress.com/metro/item/5711-how-the-tapas-rendered-kwara-governor-s-home-town-desolate-over-land-matter

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