Kwararafa community decries encroachment, harrassment of residents by Chief of Gassol

Newspointer October 1st, 2024

By Our Reporter

Gassol Communities under Kwararafa Chiefdom on Monday protested against encroachment, harassment and intimidation of their residents by Alhaji Idris Ciroma, Chief of Gassol, in Gassol Local Government Area in Taraba.

The NIGERIAN NEWSPOINTER online reports that the communities of Tella, Dubeli, Takai, Sabongida, Tunga Angulu, Dinya, Nafuche, Gidan-Kusa, Nanguru, Yaku-Shamaki, Madani, Yaku Baba, Yaku Magaji among many other communities and under Kwararafa chiefdom were the ones protesting against the conducts of Ciroma.

Our reporter also reports that these communities in their large numbers carried placards with different comments ‘ Idris Ciroma should stay away from Kwararafa chiefdom’, Taraba Government must stop Idris Ciroma from harassment and intimidation of our people’ among many other comments.

Mr Kefas Sabo, Spokesman for Kwararafa community, while addressing newsmen during the protest said that Kwarafa chiefdom was created out of Gasol chiefdom in 2018 under Taraba state chieftaincy ammendment law 2018 and was enacted by the state house of assembly accordingly.

“It is on record that shortly after the creation of Kwarafa chiefdom, the chief of Gasol declared war against the people of Kwarafa.

” He instituted three deferent suits at Jalingo High Court, opposing the map of the villages that were carved out of Gasol chiefdom to make up Kwararafa chiefdom.

“Similarly, the chief of Gasol has been using police and court to harass, intimidate and detained 30 farmers from deferent communities under Kwarafa chiefdom, claiming that the villages fall under his administrative area.

“We are therefore, calling on the Taraba state Governor Agbu Kefas to restrain Ciroma from encroaching into the chiefdom.

Responding, the chief of Gasol Alhaji Idris Ciroma dismissed the allegations as baseless and false.

Chiroma while speaking with newsmen in Jalingo through his Secretary Yanusa Umar said the Chief of Gassol has not even for once visited the disputed areas or sent anyone to act on his behalf since the creation of kwararafa Chiefdom.

Commenting on the Court cases, Yanusa said that Ciroma had not been a party in all the cases so claimed.

“The stakeholders of Gassol actually went to court to challenge some of the villages carved out of Gassol Chiefdom and the cases were decided in favour of the Gassol Stakeholders.

“The State government appealed against the judgement at the court of appeal to in Yola. So where has the Chief of Gassol come in here?.

On the demanding of royalties from the farmers of Kwararafa, Inusa said Ciroma cannot descend too low to demand for royalties from areas outside his domain.

According to him, these allegations are mere lies, aimed at denting the good image of the chief of Gassol.

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