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Adamawa: Rep Jafar raises alarm, says Military officers are tasking, seizing fertilizers of farmers in Mubi

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Adamawa: Rep Jafar raises alarm, says Military officers are tasking, seizing fertilizers of farmers in Mubi

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The House of Representatives (HoR) Lawmaker representing Mubi North, Mubi South, and Maiha Federal Constituency, Honorable Jafar Abubakar Magaji alleged that some military officers stationed in Mubi to ensure peaceful co-existence among people have been extorting members of the community.

Jafar raised an alarm and accused the military men of seizing the local farmers of their fertilizers, crops and extorting them of money.

The Lawmaker condemned the act and called on the commander, 23 Armor Brigade, Brigadier General Paul Zawaya of the Gibson Jalo cantonment Yola to call his men to order.

The federal lawmaker worried about the officer’s behavior considering the untold hardship Nigerians are going through, especially his constituents who are struggling to survive the excruciating pains as a result of the harsh economic downturns the country is currently passing through.

He said the people of Mubi Emirate are hard-working and resilient Since they returned after Boko Haram’s deadly attacks on the entire lands of Northern Senatorial District.

He said Boko Haram had ravaged all their homes and their farmlands and that the officers should be more peacemakers and agents of unity not extorting them out of their hard earnings.

He Said;” ordinary military officers should be the ones encouraging them to get back to their normal life which was bastardized by Boko Haram not extorting them out of their hard earnings.”

Honorable Jafar was in Mubi and toured all the federal constituency gathering opinions and getting feedback on his stewardship to them in the last one year.

He toured the Bula Dega community of Mubulgu Ward, Mubi South Local Government Area where he visited the major road that was awarded for rehabilitation and abandoned.

Jafar worried that the delipidated nature of the State because of this year’s rain has cropped up the bridge linking the community.

He lamented that the bridge will soon break down if nothing is done urgently, and vowed to call the attention of contractors and fix the delipidating bridge before it finally collapsed.

His visit to Maiha town, Maiha Local Government area has endeared him to the people by visiting the sick ones in the hospital and settling all their medical bills.

His attention was also drawn to a collapsed bridge in Maiha that Linked the communities of Paka, Belel, and other surrounding villages.

Our Correspondent contacted the Army Public Relations Officer of the 23 Armor Brigade, Lt Adebayo Samuel Adewumi to respond to the allegations raised by Honorable Jafar.

Lt Adebayo said is not aware of the development but he will find out and get back to me immediately.

After much waiting and to the Press time the command’s image Maker could not call back to narrate their side of the story.

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