Jigawa resettles returnee farmers from Niger Republic after 47 years of dispute
Add us on Google Jigawa State Government, in collaboration with the National Boundary Commission (NBC), has resolved a 47-year-old international farmland dispute between border communities in Nigeria and the Republic of Niger. Join the Premium Times WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You. The peaceful resolution was achieved through the efforts of the Jigawa State Boundary Committee, led by the state’s Deputy Governor, Aminu Usman.
- ▪Add us on Google Jigawa State Government, in collaboration with the National Boundary Commission (NBC), has resolved a 47-year-old international farmland dispute between border communities in Nigeria and the Republic of Niger.
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- ▪The peaceful resolution was achieved through the efforts of the Jigawa State Boundary Committee, led by the state’s Deputy Governor, Aminu Usman.
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Add us on Google Jigawa State Government, in collaboration with the National Boundary Commission (NBC), has resolved a 47-year-old international farmland dispute between border communities in Nigeria and the Republic of Niger. Join the Premium Times WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You. Open in WhatsApp The dispute which began in 1979 between the Jobi community of Maigatari Local Government Area in Jigawa State and the Kyalli community of Dungass Department in the Zinder Region of Niger Republic had repeatedly disrupted agricultural activities, strained diplomatic ties, and claimed several lives over nearly five decades.
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