The Plateau Initiative for Development and Advancement of Natives (PIDAN) has opposed the recent High Court ruling granting indigeneship to Hausa/Fulani residents in Jos North Local Government Area based on their birth and long-term stay in the state.
The group, which reacted to the ruling during a press conference held in Jos on Monday, declared that, as a way of registering its rejection of the judgment, it will head to the Court of Appeal and pursue all available legal and constitutional means to challenge the decision.
During the press conference, which was organised by PIDAN after an emergency meeting of its leadership to review the implications of the judgment delivered by Hon. Justice C. Donglong on June 9, 2026, the group said it had entered into collaborative talks with like-minded groups and organisations in the state and had set up a committee to immediately study the judgment and explore legal options, including filing an appeal.
In a communiqué issued at the end of the conference and jointly signed by the President of PIDAN, Amb. Danjuma Nanpon Sheni, and the Secretary-General, Comr. Danjuma Dickson Auta, the organisation called on residents of the state to remain calm, peaceful, and law-abiding while legal processes take their course.
“PIDAN maintains that the question of indigenous ownership of Jos North had long been addressed through various judicial panels and commissions established following past crises in the area,” the communiqué said.
The group referred to the Aribiton Fiberesima Commission on the 1994 Jos crisis, the Niki Tobi
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