Bauchi/Gombe border clash: No life was lost in boundary disputes, Bauchi Police claim

Though Bauchi State Police Command confirmed that there was a communal clash between border communities in Bauchi and Gombe States, it explained that no life was lost in the clash.

Command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Mohammad Ahmed Wakil, gave the explanation while answering questions from reporters in Bauchi on Thursday in reaction to the report published in several media organisations saying that it was a clash between the two farming communities.

It was reported that a communal clash between the community in Ganjuwa Local Government in Bauchi State and the community in Dukku Local Government of Gombe State claimed an unspecified number of lives, while houses and farmlands worth millions of naira were destroyed.

Ahmad Wakil said that the truth of the matter was that, some communities from Gombe State crossed over the river in between them and invaded farms of Bauchi communities in Ganjuwa Local Government areas.

He also said that the attackers started shooting sporadically in the air and destroyed the farms and left but did not kill anybody from the report received by the command.

He further said that after the attackers left, the district head informed the Police, they visited the area and restored law and order.

The PPRO said that “after the incident, the state commissioner of Police summoned a meeting between the command, special advisers on security who represented the state governor, commissioner of youth and sports, local government chairman, traditional and community leaders from the area, boundary commission and relevant stakeholders where they held a fruitful discussion on how to ensure sustainable peace in the area.

He said part of the resolution was that a formal complaint was lodged before National Boundary Commission.

He also said that the Governors of Bauchi and Gombe States will meet, council chairmen of the affected communities will also meet, traditional and community leaders from the area will also meet separately to discuss the way forward to ensure sustainable peace among the communities.

He assured that the Commissioners of Police of the two states will deploy policemen to the area where the attackers are crossing to prevent the other communities from crossing over to cause any further problems.

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Bauchi/Gombe border clash: No life was lost in boundary disputes, Bauchi Police claim