An octogenarian and Traditionalist, Nze Emmanuel Isiguzoro says the immediate past Governor of Abia state, Chief Theodore Orji is a native of Umuogbomu-Umuonuogele Umukabia Ohuhu in Umuahia north local government area of the state.

The octogenarian exposed this while speaking to newsmen in Umuahia, Nze Isiguzoro who hails from Azumiri-Akpuala Umukabia Ohuhu, made it clear that Chief T.A Orji is their son and not an indigene of Ibeku which he claims to be his hometown.

Nze Isiguzoro explained that one Thomas Ogbuagu, a brother to Francis Ogbuagu, from the Ogbuagu family in Umukabia Ohuhu was bought as a slave together with one Orji, Chief T.A orji’s father to Ibeku land, where they had their names changed to Tom Ikoro and Orji Ikoro.

Another Ibeku son who does want his name mentioned laid weight on the revelation of Nze Emmanuel by saying

“It is in the light of this slave background of Chief T.A Orji, that the atrocities he meted out against the people of Ibeku land in his eight year rule as governor can best be explained, as he used his position to desecrate Ibeku culture and tradition and impoverishing the people that harboured him, through forceful acquisition of their lands and other properties that belongs to them”.

Based on the information we gathered, It is alleged that Chief T. A Orji took as private property, the Ogwumabiri Umuahia(Umuahia main Market) established by the colonial masters which had existed for over four hundred years, took the old Timber Shade in Afara Ibeku, colonial burial ground which he converted and built personal houses, federal government Forestry Afara, Garki cattle market set up in the colonial days, Saint Finbars Catholic Church land former handcraft centre, Government quarters at Adelabu street which is now converted to his private estate, Abia state Ministry of Lands premises, where he drove them out to erect personal houses, Ministry of Works premises at Library Avenue, where he is also building personal houses as well as took part of the land belonging to Abia Newspapers, which he demarcated with a fence and illegally allocated to himself and his in-law, Sir Ebenezar Offor.

It also alleged that T. A Orji, in his onslaught against Ibeku people forcefully confiscated a parcel of land owned by Umuohu Okpula-Ihie Ndume people and built Hannah May Foundation for his wife, Odochi Orji.

T. A Orji also forcefully took large expanse of land belonging Umuohu Azueke-Lodu Ndume for his personal business. He snatched Umuana Ndume land, and locked up the entire villagers, which compelled the women to protest on the streets, naked. The matter is still in court as we gathered.



We were also informed that T.A Orji also took lands belonging to Erote Ibeku and Amaforo near Okakwo for the building of private houses very close to Ajata Ibeku.

T.A Orji also snatched lands belonging to Umuhute Ndume Ibeku where he built an oil mill. It is only Ofeke Ibeku that resisted him and he was not able to take their lands as gathered by AFN.

All these nefarious activities allegedly perpetrated against Ibeku people by T.A orji, goes to corroborate the statement credited to the King of Ibeku and Ogurube iv of Ibeku, who is the highest traditional ruler in the entire Ibeku kingdom, Eze Samuel Iheony Onuohu who told T. A Orji that he is not a true son of Ibeku land, after T. A Orji castigated the Paramount ruler as a hungry man.

“In all this intimidations, the people of Ibeku land still stand firm and insist that T.A Orji is not their son, but a slave who desperately wants to make up for his inadequacies by snatching lands, which the people will definitely reclaim” Mr. Ejike Nwaoma said.

Most Abians are wondering why T.A Orji is still going about free after severally petitions had been written to the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission(ICPC) and Economic and Financial Crime Commission(EFCC) with documentary prove in DVD, VCD and other documents of his maladministration and unprecedented looting of Abia funds and property as well as snatching of lands belonging to Ibeku people