Minna-based legal practitioner petitions Commissioner of Police over communal crisis

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 of Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State.

In a petition forwarded to the Commissioner of Police which was made available to CAPITAL POST in Minna on Thursday, the petitioner 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 people of Kashikoko Community also of Lavun Local Government.

According to petition the people of Kashikoko Community have severally subjected the Washi Community to unprecedented and unwholesome and forcefully removed and stealing of their farm produce and water pumping machine for unknown reason.

The legal practitioner alleged that the people of Kashikoko, in one of their attack on the people of Washi sometimes in November 2022 for no reason or justification while on their respective rice farm, notice the presence of some group of youths suspected to be from Kashikoko Community on their rice farm.

He said that Washi Community never knew that Kashikoko had an ulterior mission or intention even as they exchange pleasantries as couetsy demand, not until it turned to be a surprise visit as the group of youths began to harvest which was never theirs in the presence of the owners .

The perpetrator of this action, according to the legal practitioner included Nmadu Yisa Yunusa yaabdani, Yanma Koko,. Nda Isah, Ya Gozan Ladan, Babayi Aliyu, Yanda Abu, Kuta Yakolo Gidigi, Alhaji Judy Koko (Village head) among other Community of Kashikoko.

He further alleged that they extended their violence in 2023 as they armed themselves with machetes, cutlasses, den guns, sticks and carted away over eighty (80) bags of harvested paddy rice together with two pumping machines, including five bag fertilizer four inches pumping machines among other items value worth ten Million naira.

Following the violence attack on the Washi Community by the suspects earlier mentioned it Claimed the life of Adam Zabokun six suspects were arrested and we’re taken to state criminal Investigation department of the Niger state police command .

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 of Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State.

In a petition forwarded to the Commissioner of Police which was made available to CAPITAL POST in Minna on Thursday, the petitioner 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 people of Kashikoko Community also of Lavun Local Government.

According to petition the people of Kashikoko Community have severally subjected the Washi Community to unprecedented and unwholesome and forcefully removed and stealing of their farm produce and water pumping machine for unknown reason.

The legal practitioner alleged that the people of Kashikoko, in one of their attack on the people of Washi sometimes in November 2022 for no reason or justification while on their respective rice farm, notice the presence of some group of youths suspected to be from Kashikoko Community on their rice farm.

He said that Washi Community never knew that Kashikoko had an ulterior mission or intention even as they exchange pleasantries as couetsy demand, not until it turned to be a surprise visit as the group of youths began to harvest which was never theirs in the presence of the owners .

The perpetrator of this action, according to the legal practitioner included Nmadu Yisa Yunusa yaabdani, Yanma Koko,. Nda Isah, Ya Gozan Ladan, Babayi Aliyu, Yanda Abu, Kuta Yakolo Gidigi, Alhaji Judy Koko (Village head) among other Community of Kashikoko.

He further alleged that they extended their violence in 2023 as they armed themselves with machetes, cutlasses, den guns, sticks and carted away over eighty (80) bags of harvested paddy rice together with two pumping machines, including five bag fertilizer four inches pumping machines among other items value worth ten Million naira.

Following the violence attack on the Washi Community by the suspects earlier mentioned it Claimed the life of Adam Zabokun six suspects were arrested and we’re taken to state criminal Investigation department of the Niger state police command .