Thursday, 19 December 2013

NEWS: BALAN KANAWA


BALAN KANAWA
The ward head of Balankanawa, Alh. Musa Wakili has decried the re-surfacing of Hippopotamus in three communities in the area.

Alh. Musa Wakili, who in a letter written to the Chairman care-taker committee Kirfi local government, Alh. Garba Sabo Bara, through the District head of Beni Alh. Barau Sule Beni  complaining on the re-emergence of the mysterious animals in the area.

Chairman Kirfi L.G.A, Alh. Garba Sabo Bara
He said, the animals are threatening the lives and properties of people in three communities which are Balaru, Jolte and Dayubu.

Alh. Musa Wakili,  appealed to the state as well as the local government to intervene before its results to lost of lives and properties in the area.

In his response, the chairman care-taker committee Kirfi local government, Alh. Garba Sabo Bara assured the people of the area of his council readiness to protect the lives and properties of people in the area. 

Alh. Garba Sabo said, he has directed the Director for Agriculture and Natural Resources of the local government to take an immediate action to remedy the situation in the area before its results to lost of lives and properties.
 
He said, the local government will join forces with the state government to evacuate the mysterious animals to either Yankari game reserve or Kafin Zaki Dam for safety.
 
The District Head of Beni. Alh. Barau Sule Beni
Alh. Garba Sabo said, report have indicated that, the animals lives in the area for more than forty years, but no reports on any form of attacks against human in the area.
“After years of disappearance of the animals in the area, now they are re-surfacing again” he said.

He said, the local government will not relent in its determination to evacuate the animals from the area before they multiply in number as one of the animals is pregnant.

He therefore called on the people in the area to be calm as government is doing everything possible to remedy the situation in the three communities.

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