Dickson Ishaku warns prominent personalities over fueling crisis in Taraba

Taraba State Governor, Arc Darius Dickson Ishaku has warned influential personalities fueling the crisis in Bisaula community in the state to stop or risk being arrested, prosecuted and jailed.

Gov Ishaku issued the warning on Saturday in Jalingo while inaugurating a 9-memnber Commission of Enquiry into the recent crisis between the Ichen and Ndaka people which has claimed several lives.

Gov Ishaku warned those he described as champions of unhealthy ethnic sentiments that is causing crisis in the area to dedist forthwith or risk being jailed.

“I will not condone the irresponsibility of negative ethnic champions behind the crisis that has claimed several lives and I want to assure Tarabans that government will not fold its arms while people are being gruesomely killed”, he said.

He said he was greatly pained by the unnecessary crisis and that drastic steps will be taken to safeguard lives and property in the community.

He urged the commission of enquiry to study the events leading up to the crisis and find ways that a permanent solution could be found.

Speaking after the inauguration, Chairman of the Commission, Barr Shehu Vocks, a retired chief magistrate, assured that the commission would come up with a report that would not only enable government to understand the crisis better but find a lasting solution.

• The Commission is made up nine members. Others are Barr Elijah Nyaro, who will serve as its secretary, Kefas Ali, representing Ndaka, Jonathan Jonah, representing Ichen, chairman of Kurmi Local Government, Ammanzala John Danladi, His Royal Highness Ibrahim ishaya Etsu-Affah Tigun, and representatives of the police, DSS, and the Civil Service.