Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State on Wednesday directed, with immediate effect, enforcement of curfew in Gudum Hausawa, a community on the outskirts of Bauchi metropolis.
This followed a communal clash which claimed the lives of three persons, with many people njured and houses burnt.
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The governor announced the directive when he led heads of security agencies and top government officials on an assessment visit to the affected communities.
Governor Bala said already security agencies have arrested perpetrators of the violence and assured that his administration will not relent in providing lasting peace and security, not only in the area, but across all the communities in the state.
He directed security agencies to conduct intensive surveillance in order to identify the root cause of the incident and condemned burning of houses and other properties by suspected hoodlums.
“I have come here to commiserate with my brothers and sisters over the ugly incident that happened in this area and some of the perpetrators were arrested and we are in the process of prosecuting them.
“We are going to support those who their houses were burnt and the families of those who lost their lives with palliatives to cushion the effect of the incident.”
The governor directed for the establishment of police outfit in the area, even as he further urged communities residing in the area to live in peace and harmony irrespective of their religious or tribal differences as no society can progress and development without peace.
Also speaking, the Commissioner of Police, Umar Sanda assured that the security agencies will work on the directive’s of the state government for the total restoration of peace in Gudum Hausawa community .
It was reported that a communal clash occurred which resulted to the death of two people many injured as a result of the communal clash, police arrested seven suspects which will be charged to court at the end of investigations.
