Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has dethroned two traditional rulers following their alleged involvement in recent communal clashes that led to death and distruction of properties in Udege, Nasarawa local government.
The governor who was at the Emir palace of OSU Ajiri, Udege Beki to condole with the people in the communities over the devastation and huge losses of human lives and properties, expressed his pain over the unfortunate crisis that has claimed many lives and properties of the people in the areas.
Sule at the emir's palace announced the dethronement of the two chiefs saying "we will no longer recognise them as chiefs of the communities they represent.
"We will set up a committee to investigate their involvement and come up with decision. But right now they cease to be the traditional chiefs", Sule maintained.
The two chiefs dethroned are
Osu Ajiri, his royal highness Halilu Bala Usman, Osu Agwada, his royal Highness Abubakar Sadiq Kaika.
Governor Sule who was in the affected communities to sympathize withem, appealed to the warring tribes to sheet their sword and live in peace. "You have been living together as brothers and sisters from same clan over many years. Let us lay down our arms against each and live in peace so that development can thrive".
The affected communities includes: Odu community, Mararba Udege. Scores of lives were killed and over 200 houses and market were burnt down.
Some of the non indigenes, business men and women whose shops were burnt lamented that they are left with nothing. They called on the governor to come to their aid.
Mr. Adamu Mohammed told our reporter that though the security operatives have taken over affected communities but secrete killings still going on in the villages.
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