Some suspected criminals on Saturday attacked the palace of Etso Lokoja, His Royal Highness Emmanuel Akamisoko Dauda-Chileka, Nyamkpa IV, and burnt his automotive and belongings contained in the constructing.
The palace positioned at Plot 306, New Layote, Lokoja, was allegedly attacked by bandits at about 1:00am on Saturday, who burned his automobiles whereas the king narrowly escaped by climbing the fence.
Our correspondent discovered that the Nupe Natives of the Lokoja Growth Consortium have been planning to host the second version of the Nupe Natives’ end-of-year occasion, tagged: “Lokoja ’24 Nupe Tradition Fiesta”, on December 21, 2024, earlier than the incident occurred.
Nevertheless, the occasion was canceled as a result of unlucky assault, when many Nupe indigenous individuals from neighboring international locations began arriving on the eve of the occasion.
Narrating his ordeal to our correspondent who visited the scene on Monday, the monarch stated: “It was round one within the morning when there was a giant knock on my door and I woke as much as verify the window and marvel what may occur.
“Then I instantly noticed an enormous hearth popping out of my automotive because the attackers set it on hearth. I knew it was an assault on the palace, so I couldn’t get out for concern of being attacked. So, I managed to get out by the again door and climb the fence to run for my life.
“Then, I bought out onto the highway and realized that every one my neighbors in the neighborhood have been on the bottom making an attempt arduous to place out the fireplace, however sadly the automotive and different belongings inside have been burned.”
Dauda Chileka appealed to the federal government and safety companies to research the reason for the assault and produce the perpetrators and their sponsors to justice.
He, nevertheless, appealed to the Nupe indigenes of Lokoja to keep away from any type of retaliation, whereas persevering with to stay peaceable and law-abiding and permitting authorities and safety companies to conduct thorough investigations into the assault.
“We enchantment to His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Odudu and the safety companies to make use of their good workplaces to research this unlucky incident and produce to justice all these involved whether or not immediately or not directly.
“We additionally need the federal government to kindly go to our points by recognizing and classifying the Etsu Lokoja seat that existed earlier than colonialism. By formally recognizing and classifying the Etsu Lokoja seat, we all know that the whole lot might be buried as a result of that’s the energy of the federal government.
“If the federal government stays silent and appears away, it’s leaving the door open for this sort of factor to occur. As a individuals, we don’t wish to see such issues proceed to occur. Dauda Sheikha added: “I urge my individuals to stay peaceable and law-abiding as we’ve got all the time been as a result of this incident has introduced “The federal government’s consideration to our case.”
He famous that the Lokoja LGA CEO and his safety outfit got here for a area evaluation on Saturday morning along with the police, DSS and NSCDC.
He added: “The District A Police Superintendent was additionally right here together with his males when he heard in regards to the incident to determine what actually occurred. All of them condemned the ugly incident in robust phrases. We have been additionally invited to the police station and wrote our assertion.
“Nubian persons are law-abiding and we aren’t identified for violence. Nobody in Lokoja would classify Nubian individuals as violent and law-breaking, no! We wish to accommodate everybody. That’s the reason different tribes wish to marry our daughters.”
Talking in regards to the potential purpose for the assault, Daoud Sheikha stated: “I feel it ought to be stated accurately stated; Lokoja is historically Nupe and we have been planning our annual Nupe Cultural Pageant which we held final yr.
“This is the reason we’ve got despatched invitation letters to all related stakeholders together with the media, safety companies such because the police, NSCDC and DSS, in addition to extending invites to all different ethnic teams in Lokoja such because the Ebira, Yoruba, Oworo, Igala and Igbo communities to come back and have fun with us and our tradition.
“We additionally invited Maigari of Lokoja in his capability as Chairman of the Conventional Council of Lokoja Native Authorities, to come back and be the particular royal father for the day. However to our shock, as an alternative of accepting our invitation, the Maigari criticized it, and so they wrote to us saying: ‘Our letter lacks royal courtesy’ as a result of we weren’t included Chairman of Lokoja Conventional Council in our message.
“The Megari additionally got here ahead in his letter to say that there isn’t a such factor as ‘Etsu Lokoja.’ So, we marvel how you’ll say that there isn’t a Etsu Lokoja when we’ve got been round even earlier than the colonialists got here, and we’ve got our personal manner of managing ourselves.
“We have been the primary settlers right here, and it was all the time Etsu Lokoja earlier than the colonizers got here. In an try to determine one thing of their very own, the colonizers made this association, and as we speak we’ve got Maigari. However we’ve got no drawback with that in any respect as a result of we’ve got lived collectively peacefully for a few years.”
He careworn that the federal government was conscious of the efforts and buildings put in place by the indigenous management of Lokoja to facilitate the federal government’s recognition of the Etsu Lokoja seat, in order that they’ll freely administer themselves as an ethnic group.
He added: “So the aborted cultural vacation was by no means a coronation ceremony as it’s interpreted in some quarters, however somewhat a cultural celebration as a result of the problem of coronation may be very atypical. Crucial factor for us is the set up of Etsu Lokoja which we did on January 23, 2024. We additionally publicly reenacted this set up once more on July 27, 2024, on the mountain that was the origin of Lokoja, and we are going to ship a letter of reminder to the federal government on the necessity to acknowledge the seat of Etsu And its classification.
“We even have a compendium of all our actions that we’ve got completed which has additionally been despatched to the state authorities in addition to all safety companies. We as regulation abiding individuals be sure that we comply with due ideas and procedures as a result of we aren’t violent however are very sensible and builders who add worth when we’ve got the liberty to take action. The federal government has recognized Lokoja as a world metropolis and for that reason it has chosen to establish, acknowledge and classify sure ethnic teams together with the Ohi Anibira of Lokoja, the Ono Igala of Lokoja, the Oba Yoruba of Lokoja, Maigari Lokoja is a Hausa, in addition to Etsu Lokoja.
“So, the Nupe individuals need to be acknowledged and have a step stool from Etsu Lokoja who existed lengthy earlier than the colonialists got here. That is to make sure equity, fairness and justice in order that we will all the time have faith within the actions of the federal government, and we wish to all the time take part within the growth of the land.
“We’re not blissful we bought sidetracked; We wish to be a part of the gamers as a result of we have been one of many first settlers however we aren’t within the scheme of issues. We wish to be a part of as a result of we’ve got no different dwelling, Lokoja is our dwelling and we’ve got nowhere to go like others. “What’s going to occur to our youngsters and unborn generations if we refuse to do issues proper now,” stated Dauda Chileka.
Additionally talking was the Nationwide President of the Nupe Indigenous Peoples of the Lokoja Federation, Alh. Abu Bakr Nadashet stated the occasion scheduled to be held on Saturday, December 21, was a celebration of Nubian cultural heritage and never any type of coronation as some quarters insinuate.
He expressed his dissatisfaction with the aborted cultural occasion, noting that the union spent loads of it, and urged the federal government to deliver the perpetrators to justice.
When our correspondent visited the palace, the police officer refused to remark, claiming that he was not licensed to talk on the matter.
Efforts to influence the state police command to reply proved unsuccessful as the general public relations officer, SP William Aya, didn’t reply repeated calls on his cell quantity. He additionally didn’t reply to the textual content message despatched to him.
Our correspondent additionally made persistent efforts to influence the safety advisor to speak in regards to the developments however to no avail as he didn’t reply repeated calls on his cell quantity.
He additionally didn’t reply to the textual content message despatched to him on the time of filling out this report.
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