Land disputes are very common in Igbo land. It is difficult to see a typical Igbo community without one form of land dispute or the other. Indeed, it is an age-long issue. It is either intracommunity or interstate disputes. In some cases, it is between communities and governments

Some of the land disputes are so serious that lives are lost. The communal dispute is always common during the farming season with parties claiming ownership of the farmlands. This has spread across the five states of the South East zone with the attendant losses in both human lives and materials, including houses, properties and crops.

In Abia State, no less than 5,000 persons in about 20 communities in the 17 local councils areas of Abia State have been rendered Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in their villages as a result of the incessant land disputes between them and their neighbouring communities.

From Ukwa East to Ohafia; Ikwuano to Bende council areas, it has been tales of woes of loss of lives and property as 100 houses have been burnt and farmlands seized.

In Umunneochi council area, the Lekwesi Obiagu community was recently sacked from their farmlands and homes by their neighbours in Ivo council area of Ebonyi State.

In Isu community of Arochukwu council, over 3,500 persons have been rendered homeless since a land dispute broke between them and their Utuma neighbours in Biase council area of Cross River State.

South East Voice learnt that the lingering and recurring dispute started in 1989 following the discovery of limestone deposits in Isu land. The dispute is said to have consumed over 60 people and 50 houses in Isu community.

Just a few days ago, Acting Governor of Abia State, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, visited the Usaka-Ukwu Community in Ariam Usaka to commiserate with them on the recent attacks on their community. The community has been embroiled in a bitter conflict with their neigbhouring Nkari people in Ini council area of Akwa Ibom state.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/06/how-land-disputes-consume-lives-destroy-properties-in-igboland/

once i saw "igboland" i knew it was another covertly sponsored propaganda article to hide Fulani atrocities in our villages. communal clashes happen all over the country with minimal or no loss of lives.

Noneroone:
sponsored piece.

Is it a commercial post? You just want to comment. smh

can't you just say the state other than saying the whole igboland?? Yoruba land that's now a rape epicenter abi we should start talking about it?

Petenoir:


Is it a commercial post? You just want to comment. smh

do "brown envelope" news come with the tag commercial?

You should be bothered that those who have the responsibility of protecting you would rather allow you to be killed and use the usual anti Igbo propaganda to cheer you up. Fulani killings is not a propaganda issue it is there for the world to see while communal clash happens all over the country.

Thank God na bigoted Onyeama Vanguard carry am

Dragovic:
can't you just say the state other than saying the whole igboland?? Yoruba land that's now a rape epicenter abi we should start talking about it?

sweetsell:
Thank God na bigoted Onyeama Vanguard carry am

meaning??