Lamurde, Adamawa State — Na serious matter wey dey happen for dis part of our obodo as Chobo-speaking militia don come flex their muscle again, and dis time, na Bachama communities dem dey attack. As dem don join forces with their padi from Gombe State, dem don scatter village wey dem want just like old palava.
According to local sources, dem progress from wetin dem dey call creek for Gombe and don interface with settlements gently. We get word say dem don sack Tingno, Waduku and two other villages wey no fit flex back sharp. “E don better, dem don burn Waduku and Tingno finish,” one source talk, as e dey lament how dem no fit hold the attack.
Na jara matter, this violence no even take time as e follow right after Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri don try settle things small-small with peace negotiation wey e make between the Chobo and Bachama people. But no be wetin dem expect o! Just as Dr. Jamila Suleiman wey dey run the Adamawa Peace Commission talk, di peace wey dem put down dey fragile like egg wey dey important for market.
As people dey panic, Fintiri no waste time to declare 24-hour curfew for Lamurde Local Government Area. All those wey dey plan to waka go see wetin dey happen better better make dem just gree stay inside. From di way SP Suleiman Nguroje talk, e sound like sey dis curfew no be play matter, as dem dey send extra security operatives to join the soldiers wey dey already dey protect di area.
“Make all di residents abide with di curfew order o,” Nguroje talk for him Facebook page. “Dis wahala no fit continue like dis, dem no go allow anybody misbehave for di area.” E promise say di security agencies go do dia best to make sure say dem no go lose lives unnecessarily.
People wey dey live for Lamurde dey advised to calm down as dem dey work to settle di wahala sharply. But reality be say, na only few days dem don enjoy peace after di negotiation, now wahala don show face again like person wey dey follow you for night market. Na so dis recent clashes remind us say di fight too don dey overstep boundary.
As dem dey work to prevent di situation from escalating, e go make sense if everybody fit hold dem tempers and allow respective leaders make dem do wetin dem sabi. Because time don reach to settle down and enjoy di land wey all of us dey suffer for.
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