By: Abdulwaheed Olayinka Adubi, Kaduna
The sleepy community, in Fadiya Tudun Wada village of Zongon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state have allegedly been taken over by the police.
According to reports from the area, five trucks of armed policemen have taken over the village in connection with a burial disagreement between the siblings of late Mr. Bakam on how to bury their mother who died almost two years ago.
Reports from the area said a tense atmosphere has enveloped the area as warring factions have taken up arms against themselves.
The crisis which emanates from how to bury the late Mrs Cecilia Peter Bakam has divided the children into factions, where security operatives have now allegedly taken sides, as disclosed by the eldest son of the family.
While those who believed in traditional burial in accordance with Bajju culture and tradition, especially the elders of the community have frowned at the way and manners of how a section of Bakam family have descrerated the customs and the elders, despite the warnings that their actions are against their ancestors tradition.
The elders maintained that the customary law and Bajju tradition stipulated clearly that only a person who lived above one hundred years or a traditional title holder can be buried in a room, in his house or a house built for that purpose by the children.
They argued that both late Mr. Bakam and his wife are not qualified to be buried in a room or in a parlour since they did not meet the traditional criteria for such recognition.
Addressing a Press Conference in Kaduna yesterday, one of the children who is the eldest son and the next of kin to their late mother, Emmanuel Yamai Bakam alleged that there are plans to cause crisis in Fadiya village of Zango Local Government by his siblings who have been using the law enforcement agencies to harrassed others including the elders of the village, despite the two court judgement in favour of the Bajju native law and customs over the issue
