Following confessions by Fulani fighters captured by youths after the invasion of Gidan Gambo in Lafia local government area of Nasarawa State that Alago elders hired their
services
to lay siege and destroy selected Eggon communities, the pan-Alago socio-cultural body, Alago Development Association, has denied the claims and restated its members’ commitment towards ensuring lasting peace in the state.
In a press statement signed by the national secretary of the body, Hon David Ogwole Ayewa, the group noted that both Eggon and Alago have endured similar violent conflicts for over two years now and have engaged themselves in series of peace and reconciliatory meetings, adding that they would not turn around to deliberately truncate such efforts at rebuilding peace.
“We want to make it abundantly clear that the Alago people in our unparalleled desire for everlasting peace do not have a hand and will never contemplate hiring mercenaries to cause mayhem and unwarranted crises in our land,” the statement said.
It stated further: “Most disturbing is the fact that if we have any such money, big enough to hire, camp, equip and feed hundreds of mercenaries as reported, we will surely use such money more wisely and productively in rebuilding ourselves after the series of damages inflicted on us between 2012 and today”.
The Alago land expressed amazement that such allegations would be attributed to them who have suffered the most inglorious attacks in the face of their magnanimity.
“Indeed, we consider this as a hot chase of shadows just to give a
dog
a bad name to hang it, while the real issues are swept under the carpet”.
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