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The age-long feud between Aladja people and their Ogbe-Ijoh
neighbours over a disputed boundary in Warri South-West Local Government Area
of Delta State was yesterday prevented from escalating into violence by the
timely intervention of the state governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan.
Fears of renewed hostilities surfaced in the area on Tuesday
when the Aladja people blocked the only access road to the community in an
attempt to deny the Ogbe-Ijoh indigenes passage to their ancestral homes.
The Ogbe-Ijoh community also started preparing to take the
battle to Aladja in an effort to reopen the road to their community.
Mr Uduaghan, who was briefed on this development, yesterday
embarked on an on-the-spot assessment of the troubled area. He also immediately
summoned the leadership of both communities to an emergency meeting at the
Government House office in Warri where he cautioned both parties to shun any
action capable of disrupting peace in the area.
Deployment of troops
He also warned that he will not hesitate to deploy troops to
ensure security of lives and property along the road if the Aladja people
continue to deny their neighbours access to their homes.
“I am directing all interested parties to stay clear of the
buffer zone (disputed area) as the state government would not hesitate to
bulldoze any structure found on the disputed area as a way of maintaining law
and order,” he said.
Peace committee
Mr Uduaghan, who said the state government is relying on the
recommendation of the peace and reconciliation committee on the
Ogbe-Ijoh/Aladja dispute set-up by the government before making decisive
pronouncement, approved the two weeks extension requested by the committee
chairman, Tunde Smooth for it to submit its report to government.
Mr Smooth assured that the committee’s report and recommendation
will be ready in 14 days to provide the government with a roadmap to
sustainable peace in the area. Mr Smooth thanked the governor for the
confidence reposed in the committee and assured that they will not disappoint
him in the task.
“The committee would do all within the confine of its establishment to
ensure it keeps to the two weeks deadline to turn out report and
recommendations that would be based on truth and objective findings in order to
guarantee sustainable peace in the disputed area,” he said.
The age-long feud between Aladja people and their Ogbe-Ijoh neighbours over a disputed boundary in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State was yesterday prevented from escalating into violence by the timely intervention of the state governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan.
Fears of renewed hostilities surfaced in the area on Tuesday when the Aladja people blocked the only access road to the community in an attempt to deny the Ogbe-Ijoh indigenes passage to their ancestral homes.
The Ogbe-Ijoh community also started preparing to take the
battle to Aladja in an effort to reopen the road to their community.
Mr Uduaghan, who was briefed on this development, yesterday
embarked on an on-the-spot assessment of the troubled area. He also immediately
summoned the leadership of both communities to an emergency meeting at the
Government House office in Warri where he cautioned both parties to shun any
action capable of disrupting peace in the area.
Deployment of troops
He also warned that he will not hesitate to deploy troops to
ensure security of lives and property along the road if the Aladja people
continue to deny their neighbours access to their homes.
“I am directing all interested parties to stay clear of the
buffer zone (disputed area) as the state government would not hesitate to
bulldoze any structure found on the disputed area as a way of maintaining law
and order,” he said.
Peace committee
Mr Uduaghan, who said the state government is relying on the
recommendation of the peace and reconciliation committee on the
Ogbe-Ijoh/Aladja dispute set-up by the government before making decisive
pronouncement, approved the two weeks extension requested by the committee
chairman, Tunde Smooth for it to submit its report to government.
Mr Smooth assured that the committee’s report and recommendation
will be ready in 14 days to provide the government with a roadmap to
sustainable peace in the area. Mr Smooth thanked the governor for the
confidence reposed in the committee and assured that they will not disappoint
him in the task.
“The committee would do all within the confine of its establishment to
ensure it keeps to the two weeks deadline to turn out report and
recommendations that would be based on truth and objective findings in order to
guarantee sustainable peace in the disputed area,” he said.
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The age-long feud between Aladja people and their Ogbe-Ijoh
neighbours over a disputed boundary in Warri South-West Local Government Area
of Delta State was yesterday prevented from escalating into violence by the
timely intervention of the state governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan.
Fears of renewed hostilities surfaced in the area on Tuesday
when the Aladja people blocked the only access road to the community in an
attempt to deny the Ogbe-Ijoh indigenes passage to their ancestral homes.
The Ogbe-Ijoh community also started preparing to take the
battle to Aladja in an effort to reopen the road to their community.
Mr Uduaghan, who was briefed on this development, yesterday
embarked on an on-the-spot assessment of the troubled area. He also immediately
summoned the leadership of both communities to an emergency meeting at the
Government House office in Warri where he cautioned both parties to shun any
action capable of disrupting peace in the area.
Deployment of troops
He also warned that he will not hesitate to deploy troops to
ensure security of lives and property along the road if the Aladja people
continue to deny their neighbours access to their homes.
“I am directing all interested parties to stay clear of the
buffer zone (disputed area) as the state government would not hesitate to
bulldoze any structure found on the disputed area as a way of maintaining law
and order,” he said.
Peace committee
Mr Uduaghan, who said the state government is relying on the
recommendation of the peace and reconciliation committee on the
Ogbe-Ijoh/Aladja dispute set-up by the government before making decisive
pronouncement, approved the two weeks extension requested by the committee
chairman, Tunde Smooth for it to submit its report to government.
Mr Smooth assured that the committee’s report and recommendation
will be ready in 14 days to provide the government with a roadmap to
sustainable peace in the area. Mr Smooth thanked the governor for the
confidence reposed in the committee and assured that they will not disappoint
him in the task.
“The committee would do all within the confine of its establishment to
ensure it keeps to the two weeks deadline to turn out report and
recommendations that would be based on truth and objective findings in order to
guarantee sustainable peace in the disputed area,” he said.
