Land Dispute Lefts Five Injured, Three Critical in Bosso local Government of Niger State
By YM Bina
Land dispute over the years has led to attack and injury of five members of a family with three of them critical at Garatu in Bosso local government area of Niger state.
The incident occurred around six thirty in the evening last week Saturday were one of the critical Injured was referred to the IBB Specialist Hospital Minna for medical treatment.
The land dispute is between the family of the Makama Bosso family, Alhaji Ibrahim Tukura (Alhaji Uchee) and the family with that of Alhaji Akara popularly known Alhaji Isah Nakoji over farmland in Dama their ancestral village also in Bosso local council.
The family of aged Alhaji Ibrahim Tukura (Alhaji Uche) injured had claimed to be the original ownership of the farmland following a Court case on the land was in his favor 18 years ago 2008 held in High Court six of them Justice Aisha Buhari whose judgement went in his favor.
Ibrahim Tukura who was injured in an interview said that the matter reopened when another High court two justice Maria Dzukogi in 2015 gave a contrary judgment for the same land with different title name that gave his opponent the judgement for the land.
He maintained that the farmland was handed over to his family by his grandfather in Dama village where there grand parents leaved and same to him, adding that justice Aisha Buhari physically inspected the land before giving her judgement in 2008.
The attackers were from the family members of Umaru Wakili Tukuran Bosso who was earlier defeated in court,
before his children still reopen the case in High Court two. Hence, the ongoing supreme Court appeal on the judgement.
According to the victim, the attack case was reported at Kpakungu police station but the police did not take any action alleging that the attackers family member is an officer in the station suspected to be frustrating the process.
Alhaji Ibrahim Tukura aka Alhaji Uche have appealed to the Niger state government, Bosso local government and relevant security agencies to urgently intervene in the matter to forestall reoccurrence of physical assults, harassment, intimidation going on over the disputed land as well ensure justice.
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