Indigenes of Ntoko community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State have accused the factional monarch of Awka community, Igwe Austin Ndigwe, of land grabbing.

Indigenes of the community, who took a protest to the Anambra State Government House on Monday, blocked the gate calling on the state governor, Willie Obiano, to wade into the illegal acquisition of their land by the monarch.
The protesters, numbering over 100, carried placards conveying their displeasure, claiming that Ndigwe who is one of the two monarchs in Awka has illegally appropriated part of their community land to himself.

Some of the placards wielded by the protesters read, “Austin Ndigwe leave our land alone, stop this your terror on our people, Austin Ndigwe, release our people you arrested, please, Governor Willie Obiano come to our rescue”.
Speaking with reporters, leader of the protesting community, Mr Vincent Ike said, “The People of Ntoko community have over the years been troubled by the disorderliness conduct of Austine Ndigwe, and the forceful takeover of Ntoko Land.
“He had continued to threaten the Community illegally, and claimed ownership of our community lands, and had continued to hijack some property belonging to the sons and daughters of the community.
“Anybody that dared to challenge his actions is always made to receive the beating of his life by the miscreants and hoodlums he uses to execute his wickedness”.

The Special Adviser to Governor Obiano on Security, Safety and Emergency, Chikodi Anarah, who addressed the protesters, assured them that the government would not allow them suffer any harassment or intimidation from any person or group.
He commended the community for not taking the law into their hands but choosing to protest peacefully to bring their plight to the attention of government.

Meanwhile, Ndigwe has denied appropriating any land belonging to the community.




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j

Good one

Don't give up until you are heard and answered

Ok

Good.... thieves are not allowed in Biafra land

ag

Why all these Monarch like collecting of people's Land

I wonder why these people will not just leave peoples land alone or at least compensate them for taking it.

Ok following... We shall see the outcome

When did Igbos start having MONARCHS? Is it no longer Igbo bu eze?

Only when we start speaking up and fighting for our right in this country that's when things will start getting better.

Land grabbing act. Reminds me of the infamous Alhaji Gay

sparog:
Good one

Don't give up until you are heard and answered

good

Let us start afresh as a society, one of the first things to do is to ban traditional rulers from having any type of higher authority than the next person. And also no more money for them.

Thou Shall Not Steal

LAND GRABBING EVEN IN THEIR OWN FATHER'S LAND

THESE PEOPLE SEF

With him it is nothing new, as long it is Ozo Gidigbam Gidigbam

Na Obiano I go blame, he caused all these problems.

He deposed the rightful king in his hometown and support his cronies to do same elsewhere.

In your father land