, the 16 Mai Tangale, has dovetailed into a violence that claimed the lives of four persons, leaving two policemen injured. In this interview within Gombe, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya said he was ready to stake his life to protect his people. Excerpts.YOU came back from Abuja to meet the crisis in Billiri already escalated into violence that claimed lives, how do you feel about this?
People are saying that Billiri is a community with over 90 percent Christians but government is trying to impose a Muslim as Mai Tangale; is that correct? As a governor, I have to operate within the ambit of the law. That means that I have no right whatsoever to appoint anybody into a position outside the terms and conditions I swore to keep. In this matter, due process was followed but maybe because some people are just not knowledgeable enough or maybe they just want to destroy Inuwa anyhow or this government or Nigeria. The whole country is under threat by people who are arsonists, criminals and vandals.
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So take it back to the animist or traditionalist since they have proven to be peaceful.