Following the perennial clashes between the Lunguda and Waja communities spread between Adamawa and Gombe States the Governors of the two States RT Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri and Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya summoned a peace meeting in Numan which brought prominent sons and leaders of both communities in their respective States to discuss on how lasting peace can be brought back to both communities who are brothers from time immemorial.
A communique was issued at the end of the meeting and it was resolved that the two communities cannot be separated having lived and inter-married for centuries,
The two Governors also in the communique resolved that all internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps should be closed within the next one week and people returned back to their homes’
“That all militia and hunter groups are hereby disbanded and their activities proscribed in both communities of the two States.
“That leaders and elders in both communities of both States shall prevail on their youths and restrain them from causing any distraction and participating in violence.'” Said the communique
They called on religious leaders to mount and sustain the campaign for peace in both communities. This shall also be taken up by youth
,groups from both communities in the two States.
“That a committee for the rebirth of peace and sustaining it among Lunguda and Waja in both States be raised.” It Stated
