How Jigawa Resolved 47-Year-Old Border Dispute With Niger Republic

It was a moment of jubilation and collective relief when Governor Umar Namadi presented certificates of farmland resettlement to Jobi community members, who had endured a land crisis for over 47 years stemming from a border dispute with the authorities of the Niger Republic.
During this protracted period of crisis, dozens of people lost their primary source of livelihood. Some died, while others were forced to migrate to distant locations, having lost everything at the hands of Nigerian local authorities.
Though the border communities belong to the same tribes, share a common culture, origins, intermarriage ties, and daily social and commercial interactions, the imaginary border divid...