The community leaders of Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna have distanced themselves from a legal suit against the federal government over the error bombing that killed over 100 persons in the area.
There were reports that some individuals had sued the federal government, demanding N33bn compensation on behalf of the community.
However, the village head of Ifira, Balarabe Garba, who led a delegation of the affected villagers from Tudun Biri to the state governor, Uba Sani, on Wednesday, said they were not aware of any legal team assigned to fight for them.
He said they were satisfied with the response from the state and federal governments since the incident happened.
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“We are not part of the legal suit instituted against the federal government. We are law-abiding citizens and will not allow ourselves to be used by anyone,” he said.
Reverend Musa Saidu said the community, despite being a mixed community with Christians and Muslims, has been living for years without problems. Therefore, they will not allow anybody to create a division in the area.
Governor Uba Sani vowed to fish out those who were trying to use the villagers’ names to enrich themselves or try to cause trouble in the state.
The governor said all the donations made so far by the president and other top government officials will be handed over to a committee that will be constituted later.
The committee will include five members of the affected families, he said.
