The Adara Development Association, ADA, in Kaduna State has appealed to Governor Uba Sani to restore the first-class status of their chiefdom.
The chiefdom was balkanized by former governor Nasir El-Rufai.
The Publicity Secretary of ADA, Livinus Jatau, in a statement on Monday appealed to Governor Sani to address the past injustice done to the people of Adara by restoring the status of their chiefdom, saying that it will go a long way to give the people a sense of belonging in the state.
The association also expressed concern over renewed activities of bandits terrorising their communities in Kachia and Kajuru LGAs, resulting to the loss of lives, abduction of innocent people and destruction of property.
They called on the government to take proactive measures to address the situation.
According to the association, “The systematic attacks, siege and ethnic cleansing of Adara land began in 2016. During the period, Adara communities came under persistent, coordinated assaults that resulted in destruction, displacement, widespread killings, kidnappings, including the abduction and brutal killing of the paramount ruler, the Agom Adara, Dr. Raphael Galadima.”
The association observed that the coming of Governor Uba Sani brought some reliefs to the communities as displaced villagers returned home, resumed farming, and began rebuilding their lives.
The statement lamented that in recent months, violence has returned in a highly coordinated and brutal form, with communities being attacked and people either being killed or abducted while most farmers in affected communities cannot access their farmlands.
Jatau added that a number of schools, health centres and markets had also been destroyed by the bandits.
He called on the federal and Kaduna State governments to take decisive action to address the killings by establishing permanent, well-equipped military outposts in all vulnerable areas to help minimize the menace.
