The House of Representatives has called for the immediate investigation and prosecution of those responsible for a deadly farmers-herders clash in Lanzai and neighbouring Dosho communities in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State, which killed nine people and left scores displaced.
The call came Wednesday during plenary consideration of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Mansur Manu Soro, who represents the Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency.
Moving the motion, Soro told the House that the violent confrontation occurred the previous Wednesday, resulting in deaths, injuries and widespread destruction of property across the affected communities.
“The House notes the sad occurrence last week Wednesday, of a violent clash between farmers and herders in Lanzai and nearby Dosho communities that resulted in the loss of nine human lives, injuries to residents, destruction of property and the burning of approximately fifty residential huts and other means of livelihood,” he said.
Soro expressed concern that the violence had displaced many families, leaving women, children and the elderly exposed to severe humanitarian conditions.
Members also lamented the recurring nature of farmers-herders conflicts nationwide, warning that such clashes continue to threaten national security, food production and economic growth.
In its resolutions, the House urged the Inspector-General of Police to deploy adequate investigative and intelligence resources to the affected communities to identify, apprehend and prosecute all those involved in the violence. It also called on the Director-General of the Department of State Services to intensify intelligence gathering, threat assessment and early warning operations in the area to forestall further attacks and reprisals.
On the humanitarian front, the House appealed to the National Emergency Management Agency and the North-East Development Commission to immediately provide relief materials, temporary shelter, food, medical assistance and psychosocial support to victims. Lawmakers further urged the Federal Government to support the reconstruction of homes, community facilities and livelihoods destroyed during the crisis.
To tackle the root causes of the conflict, the House called on the Federal Ministries of Livestock Development and Agriculture and Food Security to accelerate implementation of sustainable livestock management policies, grazing control measures, ranching initiatives and dispute resolution frameworks in the area.
The House mandated its Committees on Police Affairs, National Security and Intelligence, Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, and the North-East Development Commission to monitor compliance with the resolutions and report back within six weeks.
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