2 Feared killed As Police Confirm Communal Clash In Adamawa

Two persons are said to have been killed in renewed clashes between the Chobo and Bachaman communities in Adamawa State, Lamurde Local Government Area.

The Adamawa State Police Command’s spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the incident yesterday, saying the crisis erupted on Saturday night.

He added that heavily armed policemen had been deployed to the area to restore order.

“We received a report last night that suspected Chobo youths invaded Lamurde town and were shooting sporadically, prompting the Bachaman youths to mobilise and confront them,” he stated.

“We are yet to receive full casualty reports, but any development in that respect will be communicated immediately,” he said.

Yesterday’s clash is the latest in a protracted dispute over land between the two communities. In less than six months spanning last year and this year, over 30 people—particularly women—have lost their lives in related violence.

Last year, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri invited the warring groups to the Government House in Yola to broker peace. However, just three days after a truce was reached, violence erupted again, claiming over 18 lives.

The governor lifted a curfew in Lamurde last month, believing that stability had returned.