Gombe State government on Monday said a
communal clash between Shongom and
Filiya districts over farmland had
resulted in the death of one person and
the burning of over 50 houses.

The state’s Commissioner of
Information and Culture, Julius Ishaya
stated this at a briefing after a Security
Council meeting in Gombe.

He stated that the clash, which took
place on Saturday, May 29, left one
woman dead and no fewer than 50
houses, food and other essential items
burnt.

Mr Ishaya said the state government
condemned the attack and called on
members of the affected communities
to embrace peace, while directing the
immediate engagement of all residents,
led by the Mai Kaltungo, Saleh
Mohammed, to find solutions and
restore lasting peace in the affected
areas.

“The council reiterated that the
banning of militias or hunters’ groups
still stands and all security agencies
have been alerted in that regard,’’ he
said.

He said that the government had also
asked leaders of the affected
communities to meet with their youths
as part of measures to prevent further
escalation of the clash.

Peace returns
Also speaking, Adamu Dishi, the state’s
Commissioner of Internal Security and
Ethical Orientation, said the affected
areas were now calm as peace had been
restored.

Mr Dishi said security operatives in the
state had been directed to fish out those
responsible for the clashes, “as crises
do not erupt on their own, so that the
perpetrators would be dealt with
according to the laws of the land”.

Saleh Mohammed, the Mai Kaltungo,
appealed for calm, stating that peace
was needed for the emirate to make
meaningful development and progress.

Conflict
The Commissioner of Police in Gombe,
Ishola Babaita, confirmed to the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that there was
a clash between Shongom and Filiya
Districts.

Mr Babaita said that the police on
receiving the report on Sunday, May 30,
deployed its personnel to prevent
further breakdown of law and order.

He added that peace had been restored
to the affected areas and his men were
still patrolling the areas to ensure the
maintenance of law and order.

He confirmed that one death was
recorded and no fewer than 50 houses
razed, saying that those involved in the
crisis would be brought to book as soon
as investigations were concluded.
(NAN)


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Too much blood and violence. We need peace please.

Seen

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Please send all the soldiers and police to the South East - LMAO

Are you sure it's not Bandits attack?

Buhari would be going for state of emergency for Mali

Is it not high time he begs the multiple countries he tours for state of emergency in his shithole

Chaos all over

Where are the Imo soldiers killing civilians in the southeast

You won't see them here because Gombe people are inconsequential

Hypocrite everywhere

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The Lord will deliver una

Even Gombe