CITY NEWS Woman drugs friend, escapes with N.2m at Madalla Rep tasks FCT residents to imbibe culture of peace, love
‘We‘II maintain peace between farmers, herders’
A43-year-old man, identified as Geoffrey, is said to have been duped of N220,000 by a girl at a hotel in Madalla, Niger State.
A resident of the area, Nuhu Ismaila, said the incident The Chairman of Abaji Area Council, Abdulrahaman Ajiya, has said he will not relent in ensuring peace between farmers and herdsmen in the council.
Speaking when he visited families affected by farmersherders crises in the area, Ajiya condemned the recent attack on two farmers at Yewuni village in the area. happened on Saturday evening when the man went with his girl to the hotel.
He said they lodged in the hotel and were served drinks in their room and while the man went to the bathroom, the girl allegedly drugged his drink.
He said when the man slept
He said it was unfortunate that the herders were undermining the work of a committee set up to resolve misunderstanding between them and farmers in the council.
He appealed to the farmers in the community and other neighbouring villages for restrain against any reprisal attack, saying the council was determined to ensure that lasting peace and understanding among them and herdsmen was off due to the influence of the drug, the girl opened his briefcase, stole N220,000 and walked out of the room.
He said the victim later woke up and could not find the girl, and when he opened his briefcase he discovered that his money was missing.
Our reporter learnt that addressed.
“It was unfortunate that the incident happened the next day after members of the ministerial committee came from Abuja, where we met at the Ona’s palace to see how issues between farmers and herdsmen could be addressed. But we will not relent in our effort in addressing the issue,” he said.
A farmer at the community, Abdulkadir Mohammad, told the man tried girl’s phone but connecting.
When contacted, the Madalla Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Nwezeh Eze Paul, said he was not aware of the incident, even as he said he was not authorised to talk to the press on any matter. calling the it was not the chairman that most of their farm produce, especially cassava has been eaten by cows.
“In fact, most farmers in this village and surrounding villages can no longer go to their farms again for fear of being attacked by Fulani. Sometimes you meet them inside your farm with their cows eating your crops and if you say anything, they will remove a cutlass or a gun and threaten to kill you,” he alleged. Representative Zephaniah Jisalo, (PDP), AMAC-Bwari Federal Constituency, has called on residents of the FCT to imbibe the culture of peace, love and unity.
Jisalo made the call on Saturday in Abaji at the funeral service of the late Mr David Tadanyigbe.
Tadanyigbe was the father of Mr Gami, a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reporter attached to Kuje Area Council of the FCT.
The lawmaker said the late Tadanyigbe was a peaceful, loving, accommodating and an accomplished man who devoted his life time to humanitarian services.
“We are here to bid farewell to our friend who devoted his life time assisting and encouraging the people.
“He was humble, peaceful, accommodating and above all, he cherished and appreciated people around.
“So, the message I want us to take home is to imbibe the culture of peace, love and to learn to accommodate each other,” he said.
In his sermon, Rev. Sani Soro of the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) in Abaji called on Christians to ensure total submission to God.
He said there was no repentance in the grave and so admonished the congregation to always seek righteousness in all their undertakings.
The cleric described the deceased as a man that truly committed his life to the work of God. (NAN)