Intervention
By Ibrahim Kado
Yola, Dec. 12, 2025 (NAN) Pene Da Bwatiye Development Association Worldwide, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene and end the communal clash between the Bachama and Tchobo communities in Adamawa.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the crisis, which reportedly claimed 12 lives, has unsettled the two neighbours in Lamurde Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
Chief James Iliya, President of the association, made the plea during a press conference in Yola on Friday.
Iliya explained that the communal clash over a farmland dispute between the Tchobo and Bwatiye communities of Rigangun and Waduku first erupted in July,, broke out again on Monday.
The association demanded the establishment of an independent and transparent judicial panel of inquiry comprising of respected civil society leaders, human rights experts, and judicial officials.
The Bwatiye scribe said others should include the Police and the Department of Security Service (DSS), to investigate the killings and the findings made public.
“We wish to appeal to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Executive Governor of Adamawa, and the Chief of Defence Staff, to intervene within the shortest possible time to initiate these restorative steps.
“The world is watching. Our grief is immense, but our resolve for justice and peace remains resolute.
“We demand formal apologies and immediate comprehensive reparations from the Nigerian Army and the Federal Government of Nigeria to the families of the 12 murdered women.
“This should include all other victims of this needless and mindless onslaught who are receiving treatment in various hospitals across the state,” Iliya said.
NAN also reports that Capt. Olusegun Abidoye, spokesperson of the 23 Brigade in Yola, has since issued a statement, denying the reports that the women who died during a peaceful protest on Monday in Lamurde, were allegedly shot by the Nigerian Army. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
IMK/DOR
========
Edited by Nyisom Fiyigon Dore
