Tension as fresh Communal Clash sets ablaze 64 houses in Bauchi

By Sola Omoniyi, Lagos

Tension brews in the Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State on Saturday as several persons have been declared missing, others injured and properties worth millions of naira were set ablaze.

A community source said 64 houses, three motorcycles and properties worth millions of naira were set ablaze, following a communal clash that occurred over the coronation of a hamlet head in Sang village of Bogoro Local Government Area of the state.

Congress learnt that a 70-year-old man named Apollos Danlami was also killed following the communal clash.

The Bauchi State Police Command had confirmed the incidence in a statement through its Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, Sunday afternoon.

“On April 15, 2023, at about 7.00pm, the Bauchi State Police Command received a distress call over ongoing skirmishes in the Bogoro area of the state. He said.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the communal clash in Sang village of Bogoro LGA emanated from the coronation of the Hamlet Head of Sang.

“Some irate youths protested against the coronation. Consequently, this resulted in an attack on innocent citizens, as the irate youths set sixty houses, three motorcycles and properties worth millions of naira ablaze.” he narrated.