An area commander of the Kaduna State Vigilance Service, KADVIS, Saleh Shuaibu, popularly often known as Saleh Fiya-Fiya, was killed on Sunday throughout a conflict on the Yardoka Grazing Reserve in Kubau Native Authorities Space of Kaduna State.
In accordance with a publish by safety analyst Zagazola Makama on X, the incident occurred when officers of the Kaduna State Authorities visited the reserve to implement a directive involving the allocation of over 200 hectares of land to a personal firm.
The land in query is reportedly being occupied by herder communities who resisted the federal government’s motion, citing lack of compensation. Nevertheless, conflicting accounts declare that compensation had already been paid, although the squatters had been demanding extra, a declare Makama famous he couldn’t independently verify.
Makama stated the federal government delegation was accompanied by armed policemen and Division of State Companies, DSS, operatives however was blocked from getting into the world by protesting squatters armed with sticks and cutlasses.
Through the standoff, Commander Shuaibu reportedly stepped out of a automobile to intervene however was attacked by the group. One of many protesters allegedly stabbed him with a knife, killing him on the spot.
The incident has raised considerations over rising tensions in land disputes involving native communities and government-sanctioned investments in grazing reserves.
As of the time of reporting, no official assertion had been issued by state authorities concerning the killing.