The Kaduna State Government has set up a committee to address the lingering land dispute between a community and a military institution.
The affected Basawa community in Sabon Gari Local Government Area has a protracted land dispute with the 11 Field Engineers Nigeria Army located in the area.
The state delegation was led by Director Land Dispute, Kaduna State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Abdullahi Salihu, to a meeting at the Sabon Gari council.
The meeting was attended by Surveyor-General of Kaduna State and representatives of Zazzau Emirate Council, community leaders, the Sabon Gari council, security agencies and the commandant Basawa Barracks.
Salihu said the meeting was a fact finding mission with a view to report back to the state government for amicable resolution of the matter, thereafter the meeting went into a close door session.
The Chairman, Bomo Land Dispute Committee, Siraju Bomo, said the meeting was convened to reconcile the community and Basawa Barracks over land dispute.
