Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - Seven women d!ed while 11 others were injured during a
protest in Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
According to Daily Trust, the women were protesting what they
termed delayed response by the military to calm tensions between Bachama and
Chobo communities of the LGA, when the incident occurred on Monday, December 8,
2025.
The women, who were seen holding leaves blocked the movement of troops into the area, accusing security agencies of delayed responses and biased interventions in favour of the Chobo community.
However, during the confrontation, sources said the military
allegedly fired shots into the crowd and four of the women d!ed on the spot,
while three others d!ed in the hospital. It was further learnt that 11 others,
who were injured are currently receiving treatment.
“They came out peacefully, carrying leaves, begging for
security, instead, they were met with live gunfire.
"The wounded were rushed to Numan General Hospital,
where medical officials say some remain in critical condition,” District Head
of Gyawana, a community in Lamurde LGA, Chief Agoso Bamaiyi, said.
Meanwhile, Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has imposed
a 24-hour curfew on Lamurde Local Government Area, following the incident.
The directive was announced on Monday in a statement issued
by the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Hussaini Hammangabdo, who
confirmed that the governor has instructed security operatives to immediately
move into the troubled communities
The statement said Fintiri had ordered security agencies to
respond swiftly to the renewed crisis to re-establish stability and prevent
further breakdown of law and order.
The Adamawa State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on
Lamurde Local Government Area with immediate effect following a renewed
communal clash that broke out on Sunday evening," the statement
read.
Hammangabdo said security agencies have been directed to move
into the area and restore peace and order without delay.
The state government also appealed to residents of Lamurde to
remain peaceful and cooperate with the deployed personnel as efforts intensify
to contain the situation and avert additional violence.
The fresh violence erupted barely days after Governor Ahmadu
Umaru Fintiri brokered a fragile peace deal between the warring Chobo and
Bachama groups, according to Dr. Jamila Suleiman, Executive Vice Chairperson of
the Adamawa State Peace Commission
When contacted on phone, the police spokesman, Adamawa State
Command, S.P. Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed that some people lost their lives and
that the injured were taken to a hospital for treatment
“Actually lives were lost. But for now, we cannot give the
total number of people that lost their lives but the injured have been taken to
a hospital for treatment,” he said.
Nguroje said that based on the reports he received in the
morning, the incident centered within Rugange and neighbouring villages, down
to Wadugo
Asked on the cause of the incident, the spokesman said police
had been drafted to the area to investigate the root cause, so he will not
pre-empt their finding
“I plead that we should give them the opportunity to come out with their findings on what must have triggered the conflict so as to make it known to the members of the public,” he added.
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