Following a series of violent clashes between the Bargarawa, Fulani, and Kambari ethnic groups in the Borgu and Agwara Local Government Areas, the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State, Most Reverend Dr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, has stepped in to broker peace.
​The inter-communal hostilities, which escalated across several agricultural settlements in the Borgu Emirate over the past week, have resulted in destroyed property, displaced families, and multiple casualties, prompting widespread concern over regional stability.
​Speaking through an official statement issued on Wednesday morning from the state capital, Minna, Bishop Yohanna urged leaders of all three tribes to immediately rein in their youths and halt any further reprisals.
The religious leader called for an end to hostilities, urging the Bargarawa, Fulani, and Kambari communities to resolve land and resource disputes through dialogue rather than armed violence.
Traditional rulers and local youth leaders were advised to assist law enforcement by identifying bad actors and external agent provocateurs stirring up ethnic divisions.
Bishop Yohanna petitioned the Borgu Traditional Council to convene an emergency inter-ethnic reconciliation forum to address the underlying causes of the conflict.
The CAN leadership commended the swift deployment of military and police personnel by the state government while urging long-term security presence in vulnerable border communities.
​Bishop Yohanna stressed that peaceful coexistence among the three tribes remains essential for the socio-economic survival of the state, reminding the warring groups of their shared history of harmony in the region.
