Communities in Adamawa state have added sporting activities as part of measures to achieving unity and peaceful coexistence among communities that have hitherto been bedeviled by communal and farmers/herders crisis
In a football competition tagged Pitapwa Unity football Cup, Nine local government areas of Adamawa Southern Zone came together to tackle hostilities through football
Adamawa state Southern Zone has suffered series of blood sheds as a result of disagreement between farmers and herders over water resources among communities or over farmlands and boundaries
The football competition is among the Nine local government areas of the state that made up the southern zone which attracts people of different backgrounds in view of its serenity and capacity to give higher Agricultural yeilds
Organisers of the football competition who are specifically youths believe that bringing fellow youths together to interact and correlate through sporting activity will desuade them from crisis-related ventures
In the third place contest, Mayo Belwa local government area defeated Dowaya area by a lone goal victory to clinch the third place title
The finals however was between Numan local government area and Lamurde local government area.
Numan team won the cup against Lamurde in penalty shootouts after a one all draw at full time
Special guest of honour and first class Monarch in whose domain the competition held was the Hama Bachama Homun Dr Daniel Shaga Ismaila
He commended the foresight of the youth for promoting peace through sports
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
