Doko Progressive Forum calls for Governor Umaru Bago’s intervention in Doko crisis.
The President of Doko Progressive Forum (PDF), Col. Jiya Mahmud Liman RTD has appealed to the Governor of Niger State Hon. Mohammed Umaru Bago, to intervene in resolving the prolonged crisis in Doko Community of Lavun Local govermnat area of Niger state.
The President of the Forum Col. Jiya Mahmud Liman (rtd), in a Press release made available to Journalists in Minna noted that the appeal has become necessary as the two factions were still warming up for another round of crisis in the community, hence need for quick government intervention.
He said in a statement that the two factions have been called upon to sheath their swords and allow room for dialogue by the state government, by inviting the dethroned and the incumbent Etsu Dazhi and other critical stakeholders for possible settlement of the prolonged royal tussle, as well as the land dispute.
He then called on the state government to call on the parties involved in the crisis to order, for sustainable peace to be achieved in the community, adding that the Niger State Judiciary should also ensure speedy delivery of judgement in all the pending matters in the courts.
Col. Jiya Liman, called on the relevant security agencies to ensure that actors were dispossessed of arms and amunitions and put under check, stressing the need for other concern law enforcement bodies to desmostrate highl level of professionalism and total neutrality in handling the dispute.
He noted with concerned, the untold hardship the dispute had subjected the entire Doko community, stating that as a result, farmers could not go to their farms this farming season due to the crisis, appealing on the state government to provide palliatives for about 2,000 households to avoid the impending hunger in the community.
Doko crisis, according to the President Doko Progressive Forum, had defied several means of reconciliation, noting that the Etsu Nupe Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, had severally waded in for recocilatory efforts with no possible result, so also the former Chairman of Lavun Local govermnat Hon. Ibrahim Limanko Pata and other critical stakeholders without any positive result.
Two royal families and their supporters in Doko community had been at each other’s throats following the dethronement of the traditional ruler, in the last twelve years with all efforts of resolving the dispute over the years without success.
