UTHMAN BABA-SIRAJDEEN
The Commissioner of Police in Niger State, Mr. Ebenezer Shawulu Danmaman has been petitioned by a Minna based Legal practitioners Barrister Ibrahim Angulu Dangana over the incessant attacks, assault and destruction of farmland of Washi Community in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State.
The petition which has been Forwarded to the Commissioner of police and copied the Journalists in Minna, decried the unwholesome and extreme violence, assault, threat to life destruction of valuable properties and farmland as well as fish ponds belonging to law abiding people of Washi by Kashikoko Community in Lavun Local Government area.
According to the petition, the people of Kashikoko Community have severally subjected the Washi Community to unprecedented, unwholesome maltreatment as well as forceful removal and theft of their farm produce and equipments.
The legal practitioner alleged that the people of Kashikoko, in one of their attack on the people of Washi some times in November 2022 for no reason or justification while on their respective rice farm, a group of youths suspected to be from Kashikoko Community invaded their rice farm and carted with the produce in the presence of the owners.
He further alleged that they extended their violence in 2023 as they armed themselves with machetes, Cutlasses, den guns, sticks and carted away with over eighty (80) bags of harvested paddy rice together with two pumping machines, including five bags of fertilizer four inches pumping machines among other iterms value worth ten Million naira.
Following the previous violence attack on the Washi Community that led to loss of live by the suspecting community, the petition maintained that some arrest were made by the police.
Three of the arrested suspects were released for reason yet to be known by Washi Community while three others were charged to court and many. others are still on the run the petition added.
As a result of the violence attack unleashing on the Washi Community by Kashikoko youths according to the legal practitioner the commissioner of police in Niger State and other security agencies in the state were being urged to safeguard the people of Washi Community from the incessant attack.
The development of Mariga Local Government Area remains my priority
Executive Chairman, Mariga Local Government Area