Nigeria, March 12 -- The Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, has narrated how he brokered peace between feuding crop farmers and cattle herders in Guri Local Government Area of his state.

The governor said he was initially wrongly informed by his officials that a Fulani leader was behind the conflict between the two groups such that he threatened to have the man identified as Lamido Gide killed.

Mr Namadi said he believed the extreme measure of eliminating the suspected trouble leader was necessary to save the lives of thousands of residents who are the victims of the conflict in the area.

The governor spoke while attending a feast held on Sunday at Bodala in Guri LGA to commemorate the restoration of peace to the area.

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