FORCED EVACUATION:
Mongororin Sale Toro Community Appeals for Gov. Bala's Intervention, As Over 80 Rendered Homeless
By Adamu IMAM, Bauchi
The members of the community disclosed this while talking to Journalists on the unforseen circumstance on Saturday.
One of the affected houses under lock Anatarenews gathered that, a community called Mongororin Sale Toro is a subub of Bauchi a development residential area, that comprises middle and lower income earners residing for over five years without any problems.
As according to the residents on Friday evening unknown people stormed their houses with some security personnel chasing them out from their apartment using padlock keys, locking up the hoses leaving them without knowing their faith outside.
Upper Sharia Court Order Copy, Issued to them Shehu Abubakar is a community leaders in Mongororin Sale Toro for many years described the development as barbaric an inhuman.
"am calling on the community members despite the problem they should remain calm and not to cause any conflict with them, and things would be resolve amicably because we law abiding citizens that's my prayers" he mentioned.
Moreso, "am calling the government and other civil society organizations human right groups and the media to help us intervene, as 70 to 80 households were affected by this sharia court order"
some of the affected residents further explained what transpired amid anxiety and sorrow.
One of the affected houses Aisha Mu'azu she is one among the affected women with number of children who spent the night on Friday at nearby mosque, with uncertainty of where to go next.
"we are inside compound suddenly people came and start chasing us out of our houses with our children and lockup with keys throwing our belongings"
"Those residing here they go back to their parents, as for me am not from Bauchi I had to squats and sleep with other people inside mosque, am confused now even, I have no money that would transport me where I come from" She said emotionally.
While Malam Ibrahim Alhassan who is a teachers close to the Jumma'at mosque within the community expressed dismay and call for help
"As a result of that, unknown among them went backyard and broke my house fence and carted aways some valuables that we use at home, for managing our life during this month of Ramadan"
Malam Ibrahim affected HouseholdHonestly, "they put us in trouble we are appealing for help demanding justice to this inhuman on us", he cried.
Moreso, Youth household narrating his ordeal Muawiya PA says he argued with them before he was called upon by some community leaders to calm down.
"We started dragging with them not to close my house and they refused, but with the intervention of community leaders things did not go out of hand that we should obey court order first,"
"and to our dismay even the boreholes that we usually fetch drinking water and other domestic activities, they lock it up and go, this is uncalled for and so unfortunate" so we are appealing to governor Bala Mohammed to quickly intervene as many people rendered homeless here at Mangororin Sale Toro," he emphasized.
Court Order Peated on One the Houses Furthermore, members of the community expressed shocked saying no one has ever serve them with notice prior to such development, in what ever manner that they occupied illegal land and built their houses.
Community Members Held Meeting at Mosque After the Court Order Moreso, they re-appeal to the state governor Bala Mohammed as a matter of urgent should quickly intervene as many households rendered homeless in the holy month of Ramadan, amid high rate of inflation and economic doldrum.
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RESIDENTIAL ISSUES