Bago Advised to Constitutes Commission of Inquiry to Unravel Doko Village Head tussle.
An Appeal has been made to the Governor of Niger State, Rt Hon. Mohammed Umar Bago to constitute a commission of inquiry to investigate the royal tursle in Doko community of Lavun local government area of Niger State.
A traditional title holder in the area Alhaji Kudu Mohammed Jiya, the Sarkin Yakin Doko made the appeal while speaking with Journalists in an interview in Minna recently.
He said the commission of inquiry into the incessant crisis in the area over the years will bring about the relative peace and security in Doko district.
The Sarkin Yaki of Doko Alhaji Kudu Jiya noted with dismay the frequent crisis that had engulfed the peaceful coexistence of Doko Community over the years, hence the call on the state Governor RT Hon Umar Bago to as a matter of necessity Constitutes commission of inquiry to ensure peace in the area.
” Setting up the commission of inquiry into this matter according to him will unravel the purported allegetions levelled against the dethroned Dazhi of Doko.
He stressed that if constituted the commission of inquiry will also bring relative peace and security in the community.” We are appealing to the Governor of Niger State Rt Hon. Umar Mohammed Bago to set up commission of inquiry to bring an end to the lingering crisis in Doko Community once and for all” he stated.
He explained that without government constituting the commission of inquiry, the crisis will still continue to go on without an end adding: ” killings and wanton destruction of lives and property of innocent citizens of Doko and its environs will continue unabated”
He then pleads to the state Governor to as a matter of urgency to constitutes commission of inquiry in ensuring the peace and security of the people of Doko, this according to the traditional title holder will forestall peace in the area.
He disclosed that the dethroned village head of Doko, has dragged the state government, the Bida emirate council, the Ministry of local government and chieftaincy affairs and commissioner for justice and the Attorney general of Niger State to Minna High court and he lost the case.
Dissatisfied with the judgement of the Niger State High court he went on Appeal at the court of Appeal in Abuja, yet the court of Appeal dismissed the appeal that the appeal is set aside and he can only be reinstated after due clearance from the weighty allegations.
In the court of Appeal suit No: CA/A68 / 2017 delivered on Friday,the 19th of June 2020 before three Justice of Court of Appeal Justice Stephen Jonah Adah, JCA, Justice Yargata Byenchit Nimpar JCA and Justice Mohammed Baba Idris set aside the appeal.
“This appeal is against the judgement of the Niger State High court delivered on the 15th of December,2016. Given rise to live issues for determination to be founded on such a report.
” I’m of the humble view that resolving the remaining issues could be prejudicial to any subsequent action the Emirate council might want to take on the matter.
” Suffice to say that all step taken upon Bida Emirate council commitee report is (exhibit B2) is null and void for breach of appellant right to fair hearing and is hereby set aside.
‘This notwithstanding, the appellant is not reinstated as the Etsu Dazhi of Doko. He can only be reinstated after due clearance from the weighty allegations” according to the judgement
Doko community, has been engulfed with series of lands and royal crisis in the last ten years as all efforts to forstall peace in the community has not yielded the needed result.
Several lives and property have been lose to the endless crisis even as some numbers of youths are languishing in Bida custodial center [Prison].
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