Yelwa Crisis: Emir of Bauchi sues for peace

The Emir who spoke through one of his traditional title holders, Duralumin Bauchi and Village head of British, Alhaji Lawal Ahmad, disclosed this while answering questions from reporters after the recent unrest that led to the loss of lives and properties. 

The traditional ruler said that the Emir of Bauchi Alhaji Dr Suleiman Adamu, the District head of Miri have asked all the villages heads and ward heads and the people of their domains to ensure harmonious and peaceful coexistence for the development of their area.

He further said that people should avoid doing anything that will disrupt the peaceful coexistence enjoined in their areas assuring that the recent unrest that occurred in Yelwa area has ended and people should reconcile and continue with their normal activities and give peace a chance for the development of the area and the state at large.

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He said, “ there is no alternative to peace without peace everything will collapse, all aspect of underdevelopment will arise and you will not achieve anything under chaos and unrest situation.”

The Village head further  said that  the area is calm now and people are doing their normal activities as everything has picked up and expressed his appreciation to the Bauchi State Governor, Emir of Bauchi, District Head of Miri, State Commissioner of Police, Divisional Police Officer and other Stakeholders and the people of the area that contribute to the return of peace.

Alhaji Lawal, however, warned youths and ward heads not to allow anyone to disrupt the peace in their domains warning further that security agencies are always on the alert to protect lives and properties and they are ready to apprehend anyone that makes attempt to disrupt peace.

The Ward head of Yelwa Tsakani, Mr Philip T Tapshin under whose jurisdiction the unrest started explained that  to put the record straight, when he heard about the incident, he called the community leader in the area and asked him why they were having a party at that hour knowing that  there was ban on any ceremony in the area in the night pointing out that he did not call the village head as reported in some national dailies as he only called a community leader of the area, not village head as reported.”

He then thanked the village, Security agencies and the Bauchi State Government for their quick intervention which help to restore law and order and warned youths in the area to avoid doing anything that will cause a breach of peace.