By LAIDE AKINBOADE

ABUJA — The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has concluded plans to compensate victims of the recent clash between Fulani cattle herdsmen and Gwari farmers in Abuja.

The Minister of FCT, Senator Bala Muhammed, who stated this yesterday, when he received the final report on the Gwari/Fulani clash, said his administration would ensure that the victims were adequately compensated.

It would be recalled that on December 30, 2012, there was a clash between  Fulani and Gwari communities at Gwako Village in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

The clash, which claimed two lives, affected 27 communities, while over 1,500 displaced people are currently squatting in a temporary camp on the permanent campus of the University of Abuja in Gwagwalada area.

The minister said:   “Though it will be very difficult to compensate the families of the two people that lost their lives in the clash but the administration will bring succour to the families.

“This administration is committed to resettling, reconstruction and compensation of the affected families. And we will ensure that the culprits are brought to book.

“We will ensure the affected communities are secured and compensation and resettlement are done within three months.”

Earlier, the Permanent Secretary of FCT and Chairman of Implementation Committee who drew up the report, Mr. Anthony Ozodinobi, tasked the Nigerian Police and security agents to speed up ongoing investigations on the clash.

The committee also recommended that all culprits should be arrested and charged to court in line with the provisions of 1999 Constitution.

This included Muhammed Musa who forcefully took his cattle to graze on Danguma Saidu’s farm, thereby causing the  crisis; and Abubarkar Ibrahim, who matcheted Abu Maihoto, thus causing him grievous bodily harm and permanent deformity.