AWKA—FOUR persons from Aguleri, Anambra East local government area were killed on Monday, while seven others were seriously injured in a renewed clash between the people of Aguleri and Echeno/Odeke in Ibaji local government area of Kogi State.
The two border communities have been laying claims to the oil deposits on the Omambala River basin.
The clashes became more pronounced shortly after the commissioning of Orient Petroleum Refinery at Aguleri Otu in Anambra State by President Goodluck Jonathan last year.
Casualty figures on the Kogi side could not be ascertained at press time, although it was gathered that the people of Aguleri were taken unawares by the Kogi fighters.
Vanguard gathered that the latest clash, which occurred at about 3.00pm on Monday, involved the use of sophisticated weapons, even in the presence of security operatives guarding the buffer zone created by the National Boundary Commission in the area to forestall clashes between the warring communities.
It was also gathered that one of the mobile policemen guarding the buffer zone had allegedly informed Kogi people that Aguleri people were at the disputed area, adding that shortly after, Kogi people came in large numbers, armed with dangerous weapons, including automatic rifles usually handled by security operatives.
Monday’s attack came on the heels of a peace committee meeting held between the communities last week at Idah in Kogi State, where the people of Aguleri expressed surprise yesterday that some people at Odeke were not prepared to see peace return to the area.
Anambra Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Emeka Chukwuemeka, confirmed the incident, but declined to give the casualty figures.
According to him, the matter is being investigated at the highest level of security and will be premature for him to make statement on the clash.
Following the frequent clashes in the area, the National Boundary Commission had met with the deputy governors of the two states on many occasions for the purpose of finding a lasting solution to the border problem.
At the last meeting chaired by the Director General of the National Boundary Commission, Dr. M.B. Ahmad, with the deputy governors of the two states and a representative of the surveyor general of the federation in attendance, it was noted that the Anambra/Kogi interstate boundary was the boundary of the former Northern and Eastern regions described in the legal notice No 126 of 1954.
However, the people of Kogi were said to be insisting that despite the demarcated boundary between the old Kabba and old Onitsha provinces, the oil deposits in Omambala River belong to them.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/4-killed-7-injured-renewed-clash-oil-anambrakogi-border/

violence here an there, I pity my dear country

The Nigeria Goverment is powerless to stop this crisis

The president would sooner or latter, set up a committee to look into root cause of the crises.

Kogi people have started looking for trouble

Oil oil oil.
The earlier that thing disappears, the better

eejo: The Nigeria Goverment is powerless to stop this crisis

^^^What you wish and what is reality are two different things!

It's clear you bastards had some of the security personnel assisting you with your murderous intent! Where else would you get military-issue equipment from to carry out your bloodbath?

Any southern state that hasn't got a northern muslim state as a neighbour should thank their stars!

Only if people had sense to ask for state police and regionalism, then pockets of violence and killings can be contained more easily! Imagine if Anambra Police department or whatever name they call it was in control of their own borders, within their region? Perhaps, regional police + specialized state police departments? They can have intelligence units to know if something is brewing and liaise with their partners from Kogi to ensure that no rogue elements from either side can perpetrate violent killings but will Nigerians use their brains? Even if a state uses "official cover", well a regional state police can compile evidence to file at designated courts for huge compensations while being battle ready with their SWAT teams that will protect their states, even if it means they must shoot criminals that cannot be arrested.

Well, Nigerians, whether North or East prefer to continue to suffer rather than channel their life and future they want it rather than how some random events want it. Well, for as long as Nigeria remains rudderless and unable to take control of its life, things will not get better magically and things like this might continue for a long time.

FG need more blood to flow before they will decide the true owner of that oil

I'm not going to comment till I hear how many casualties on Kogi side. It better be in the hundreds, gone are the days people can just come into

our land and kill our people.

IGBOSON1:

^^^What you wish and what is reality are two different things!

It's clear you bastards had some of the security personnel assisting you with your murderous intent! Where else would you get military-issue equipment from to carry out your bloodbath?

Any southern state that hasn't got a northern muslim state as a neighbour should thank their stars!

igoramus the militia you guys paid 200,000 naira per day to burns our villages had failed go and ask we not thiefs and greedy he goat like you people. Since you failed during biafra war to steal south south oil you will failed again

Kogi people re fetching the ant infested firewood,soon the lizards shall arrive

eejo: igoramus the militia you guys paid 200,000 naira per day to burns our villages had failed go and ask we not thiefs and greedy he goat like you people. Since you failed during biafra war to steal south south oil you will failed again

Wetin bring SS matter into this.

Some of you need deliverance.

"However, the people of Kogi were said to be insisting that despite the demarcated boundary between the old Kabba and old Onitsha provinces, the oil deposits in Omambala River belong to them."

With this claim, I'll support Anambra people to protect their land with whatever they like. Enough of this madness! Thank God the present gov of Anambra state is from Agureli, i hope he knows what to do

eejo: igoramus the militia you guys paid 200,000 naira per day to burns our villages had failed go and ask we not thiefs and greedy he goat like you people. Since you failed during biafra war to steal south south oil you will failed again

"we not thiefs" effects of northern free and sub standard education,sorry go back and learn singular and plural

Why can't they wait for the final judgement.

I pity them if Igbos decide to defend themselves.

NBC should quickly decide the owner of the disputed oil wells

Who com get this oyel now?

laffytaffy1: I'm not going to comment till I hear how many casualties on Kogi side. It better be in the hundreds, gone are the days people can just come into

our land and kill our people.

duh! Siddon there u can't do jack sh¡t...u'll scream and dat all.