Plateau Community Petition Plateau Speaker, Others, Against One Danzel, JMDB, For Encroachment, Molestation
Yakubu Busari
The Concerned Citizens of KAYN RIKKOS Community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State has petitioned one Denzel and Jos Metropolitan Development Board, JMDB, over encroaching in their land and harassment, intimidation and molesting them on unwarranted invasion.
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The Hon. Member,
Representing Jos North
North Constituency,
Plateau State House of Assembly.
Sir,
PETITION AGAINST ONE DENZEL AND JMDB
With utmost dismay, we write to draw your attention against the atrocities of the said Dazel and Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB) on the war of attrition, invasion, molestation encroachment and sitting an illegal firm within our community.
Until his arrival to the community, three different firms operated peacefully in the community namely, Ade Special Bread, Alsar Nigeria Limited and Wakema.
Trouble started when illegal encroachment and however intimidation of the land owners, by Danzel in cahoots with Jamb.
On the 15thAugust, 2023 around 12:30 am, the community was invaded by armed men with sporadic gunshots which led into serious pandemonium.
The community later discovered that it was Danzel, JMDB and some armed men destroying a shop belonging tothe ward head of the area. As if that was not enough.
He still employed men of operation safe Haven F.O.B,Zarazon and arrested the ward head alongside his brothers and they spent a night in detention.
Furthermore, the D.P.O of Nassarawa Gwom division later came the following morning and bundled them to the Division and immediately transferred them to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further humiliations.
On Danzel’s instruction, any family and community member who visited them were also arrested and detained alongside with the ward head and his wife this went on until the number reach 6.
It took the intervention of superior police Officers and Senior lawyers before they were reluctantly released.
Never the less, the atrocities, encroachment and contamination of the only source of water in the community continued unabated.
The said company he is about to establish is a mining company and if established without safety standard in line with global based practices, that will lead to health hazards and terminal illnesses, such as asthma, cancer, pneumonia bronchitis among others like the head cases in Zamfara state.
Therefore, we demand the following terms and conditions are met:
1. The work at the said company should stop with immediate effect until thorough investigation is conducted and safety standards are met.
2.He must sign an undertaking to maintain absolute peace, decorum, respect, mutual trust by providing amenities such as Primary Health Care, sources of portable drinking water, road networks, security and provision of employment opportunities to the community as enshrined in Federal character’s commission guidelines.
3.Adequate compensation must be made to the community especially the victims of the torture.
4.An official apology letter must be written by Dansel and JMDB to the community.
5.A 14 days ‘ultimatum is therefore given to them failure to adhere, the peaceful co-existence between Danzel and the community cannot be guaranteed.
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Ajang AziAfan Moses
Chairmen Secretary
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CC:
Rt. Hon. Speaker PLHA
Hon. Danjuma Azi Jos North –West
Hon Isah Ajiji Jos East Constituency
Commissioner of Police,
Plateau State Police Command
Director D.S.S.
Commander Operation Safe Haven
Area Commander, Jos Metro
D.P.O Nassarawa Gwom division
Human rights Commission
Commissioner Public Complaint Commission, Plateau State
Adagwom Jos Izere Chiefdom
ACCDA National
ACCDA Jos North
Chairman Plateau State Youth Council
Chairman PYC Jos North
President AYM
Chairman AYM Jos North
