ABAKALIKI——OVER 100 people have been killed within five years in a Land dispute between Abaomege and Ishinkwo communities in Onicha local government area of Ebonyi State.

The Chairman of Onicha LGA of the state Mt. Ikechukwu Ogboffia who disclosed while reacting to the women protest over the land crisis said that many lives have been lost since the crisis that started in 1912.

He appealed to the people of the two communities to sheath their swords and embrace peace awaiting the government’s demarcation of the land for lasting peace.

The aged women of Ishinkwo who besieged the state government house Abakaliki, protesting the land grabbing from Abaomege people who are in government called for transparency in the land demarcation.

The protesters numbering over 100 with placards with inscriptions such as “We reject demarcation without a map, Ekeroku has violated the white paper, we reject blockage of our access road at Akpoha bridge, we want peace, but without justice, peace is impossible.

Other placard inscriptions include; “ eight swamplands are in dispute not our ancient homes, old primary schools, Ekeroku is compromise, change him before he causes another war. Demarcation must be according to the white paper, is it too much to ask? We build military rundown on our land, we won’t let Ogboffia give it to Abaomege his people. Governor Francis Nwifuru save our land”.

The women who read their protest letter to Governor Nwifuru signed by the National President of Ishinkwo Development Union Women wing Mrs. Fidelia Nworie and its Secretary Mrs. Magrarh Itumo and ten others called for government intervention.

The protest letter titled “The demarcation is fundamentally flawed, skewed, and potential to cause breach of the peace: We request your fatherly intervention

“We wish to express our most profound appreciation for Your Excellency’s sincere commitment to ending the age-long dispute between us and our sister community, Abaomege. We can’t thank you enough.


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