Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe, has visited the victims of the Lamurde crisis, where he assessed the damage, consoled the victims, and provided them with relief materials.
In response to this development, the people of Bachama and Chobo have commended the Senator for sacrificing his health to visit them and provide relief materials to ease their hardships resulting from the ongoing communal clashes between the two closely related tribes.
They promised him that they would all shead their swords and bury the hatches for peace to prevail in the overall interest of all and for the development of their communities.
According to them, Senator Binos’ visit to the troubled communities despite his health condition as well as provided them with relief packages was a pointer to the fact that he has the interest and wellbeing of his constituents at heart.
Addressing the victims of the crisis when he visited Rigange and Sabon-Layi in Lamurde LGA as well as the displaced camp at Gamadio community in Numan LGA on Thursday, Senator Binos stressed the need for the tribal people of Bachama and Chobo to live in peace and harmony, if the long-standing history of their brotherhood is anything to go by.
He noted that crisis and sickness are enemies to societal development, hence the need for them to bury the hatches and let bye gones be bye gones in the interest of all and sundry.
The People’s Senator said that he provided relief materials for them as a way of ‘avoiding visiting the sick with empty hands’, where he promised them more legislative response.
In his words, “I was in sickbed when the recent crisis occurred. Since I was unable to present the case before the Senate, I asked my colleague and brother, Senator Yohanna Amos from the Adamawa State Northern Senatorial District to do that on my behalf. Unfortunately, he was not allowed to present it.
“Thank God I am getting better. When recession resumes, I will demand an explanation why my colleague was denied the right to present the matter for the Senate. I will do my best to ensure legislative aids reach all of you. I call on you to embrace peace and tolerate one another”.
Senator Binos pointed out that he decided to visit the troubled communities in order to get firsthand information and on-the-spot assessment to enable him present the case effectively in the floor of the Senate.
At Gamadio community, the Camp Leader, Mr Banis Kim, thanked Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe, for seeing the need to visit them despite the fact that he was just discharged from the hospital and provide them with relief materials.
He assured the Senator that they would play their part towards reconciliation and peaceful coexistence between them and their Chobo brothers and sisters.
At Sabon-Layi community, Chobo representative, Mr Daniel Kefas, expressed gratitude to Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe for taking it upon himself to visit them despite having some health challenges within the past weeks.
He also assured the Senator of working with their Bachama brothers and sisters towards reconciliation and peaceful coexistence for the betterment of their respective communities.
Also speaking, the District Head of Rigange, Kpana Linus Ishaya Anonoma, thanked Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe for coming to their aid, where he stressed the need for peaceful coexistence between Bachama and Chobo ethnic nationalities.
Represented by his Secretary, Mr Chikauno Audu, the Kpana called on his subjects to embrace peace and harmony, for the betterment of their respective communities and development of Lamurde LGA and Adamawa State as a whole.
Over 4,000 bags of rice were distributed, 100 gallons of vegetable oil, 300 cartons of Spaghetti, 400 pieces of children’s clothes, 300 yards among others.
