The protracted communal clash between Ikenga-Ogidi village, the country-home of Nigeria’s celebrated novelist, Prof. Chinua Achebe and Umusiome village, both in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has claimed the life of 70-year-old Chief Anthony Okongwu.

The body of Okongwu, Achebe’s kinsman, has been deposited at a hospital (name withheld) while three other compatriots who sustained vary degrees of injuries, are receiving treatment at the hospital.

Making this known in a press conference in Awka, the state capital yesterday, the National President of Ikenga Ogidi Family Union, Amechi Akume, fingered a group of land speculators and trespassers in the dastardly act of killing and maiming at Ani-Owelle.

Akume, who spoke in company of the union’s national secretary, one Chime, said the protracted land dispute had since been resolved in favour of Ikenga-Ogidi on March 21, 1997 when the judgment of the Supreme Court was delivered in Suit No. SC/71/1996. He stated that the judgment of the highest court followed a Court of Appeal suit No. CA/E//20M/95 delivered on April 15, 1996.

According to him, the State Boundary Committee set up by the state government and headed by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Nkem Okeke, had waded into the dispute and later resolved the dispute in favour of Ikenga-Ogidi, leading to issuance of the Gazette No. 7/Vol.7 of 31st day of July 1997.

The Ikenga–Ogidi Family Union accused the trespassers of hiding under the canopy of Umusiome-Nkpor Landlords Association to cause trouble, wondering why the disputing party went to another court after the final judgment of the Supreme Court, which is still subsisting.

Akume called on the government and police authorities to effectively enforce the Supreme Court order instead of directing both contending parties to sheathe their swords and stay away from the disputed land.

But in a swift reaction, the chairman of Umusiome Village Nkpor, Pius Obiogbolu, denied that his community was challenging the Supreme Court judgment, arguing that it was the Anambra State Government Gazette, which was wrongly gazette that informed the fresh suit.

Obiogbolu also said that his village had wanted the state government to implement the recommendations made by those they invited to look into and settle the prolonged dispute land.

On his part, the Chairman of Umusiome Landlords Association, Daniel Alaneme, revealed that the landlords have no issue with the people of Ikenga-Ogidi, as according to him, the disputed land was not known to them initially.

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RIP to the dead...

Why am I not surprised

Always fighting over land...

Poor journalism

Why mention Achebe name to a protracted land case.


All I know is that Agbala aka n'azo ani, onye ji JI ga na-akonye JI na-ani.

Things fall apart.

Alive or dead the land remains.

These Igbos can kill over ordinary land

No longer at ease.

ahah! in this century? still killing themselves over land, these people are so backward, tank God for civilization they would still b eating themselves up till now.

Issue of Land, Money and woman are things that can lead to untimely death of a man

I said it that Anambala is cursed..look at all the bad news coming out from Anambala...killing themselves like animals...what a stone age people..such a cursed erosion ravaged enclave...spits

clara990:
Igbo people and land matter eh

is Anambala..doesn't concern igbos...see theyre many imbeciles littered all over Anambala because of their barbarism ...

Unlimitk:
These Igbos can kill over ordinary land

only Anambala is cursed..this doesn't concern igbos...theyre erosion ravaged and cursed

enugu state is cursed, enugu people are cursed illiterates. enugu people are animals. enugu state is a cursed state with animals. enugu state is ravaged by erosion and backwardness. look at the condition of enugu. i am from enugu state


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Enugupikin:
I said it that Anambala is cursed..look at all the bad news coming out from Anambala...killing themselves like animals...what a stone age people..such a cursed erosion ravaged enclave...spits

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Something wey dem still dey do.

sogodihno:
ahah! in this century? still killing themselves over land, these people are so backward, tank God for civilization they would still b eating themselves up till now.

Enugupikin:

only ENUGU IS CURSED..this doesn't concern igbos...theyre erosion ravaged and cursed

By the way, i just stumbled on this news thread about your mother lol


https://www.nairaland.com/5231190/3-armed-robbers-caught-enugu

sogodihno:
ahah! in this century? still killing themselves over land, these people are so backward, tank God for civilization they would still b eating themselves up till now.

they still eat up themselves..theyre cursed...nothing good can come out from there

Osagyefo98:
Poor journalism

Why mention Achebe name to a protracted land case.


All I know is that Agbala aka n'azo ani, onye ji JI ga na-akonye JI na-ani.

because people over there are cursed..Edo state where u come from better pass Anambala