Inside Edo
Boundary Disputes: Edo community seeks Okpebholo, Oba of Benin intervention
Written By: Lucky Efese
14 Jan 2025 03:15 PM
AHOR, Edo - Enogie designate of Ahor Village in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State, Prince Omorotionmwan Enotiemwonmwan, has passionately appealed to the State Governor, Sen. Monday Okpebholo and the Benin Monarch, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare 11, to intervene in the protracted boundary dispute between his village and the neighbouring Uselu N'Ahor village which he said, has culminated in the sudden attack on indigenes, burning and stealing of their properties worth millions of naira.
Prince Enotiemwonmwan particularly said that the recent alleged invasion of his residence by the police of the department of IRT from Force Headquarters, Abuja, led to the stealing of £6,000 (Six Thousand Euro), iPad tablet, mobile phones and gold frame and jewelries.
He said the police came to his residence at about 5 am on Thursday , January 9 in a commando style with some youths of Uselu N'Ahor, intimidating him and every occupant in the house in a manner that showed they were out to kill him to pave the way for them to continually carry out their criminal motives regarding the sales of their lands which led to the boundary dispute.
Prince Enotiemwonmwan further said that Oba Erediauwa CFR, once intervened on the disputed land sometime in 2007, by ordering both his village and the Uselu N'Ahor to steer clear pending when a final verdict would be given, insisting they defied the Oba's resolution as they claimed that the former Omada Roland Osarenkhoe gave them the nod.
He further said that when Oba Ewuare 11 CFR, assumed the throne as the Oba of Benin, a peace committee was constituted to investigate and bring succour to the locality, saying the youths of Uselu N'Ahor led by one Akpan defied the Oba's order and ceaselessly indulged in the sales of the disputed portion of the land to unsuspecting members of the public, a development he said, influenced his decision to petition the office of IGP.
The proposed head of Ahor village noted that his decision did not go down well with the Enogie and the youths of Uselu N'Ahor village as they started intimidating, assaulting and even beating up indigenes travelling to Benin City and other parts of the state to the extent that a man that has no bearing with the ongoing boundary disputes was attacked in his farm and his SUV jeep car set ablaze.
He said that after the people and youths of Uselu N'Ahor who were acting on the stern instructions of their Enogie exhausted all their plans to no avail, especially having known that he (Prince Enotiemwonmwan) has caused a petition to be written to the office of the Inspector General of Police, Force Headquarters, Abuja, begging for timely intervention to save an already bad situation, they (Uselu N'Ahor youths and people) began to chart a new course of using Federal IRT police to bust their respective houses stealing valuables including foreign currencies worth millions of naira from the house of the Enogie designate and even planning to kill him.
He explained that since then, they had been living in perpetual fear occasioned by ceaseless attacks.
He however appealed to Governor Monday Okpebholo and Oba Ewuare 11 CFR to come their rescue as the said youths of Uselu N'Ahor are bent on igniting deadly communal crisis for their selfish interest.
But reacting to the allegations of theft, a senior police in the IRT who spoke on behalf of his superior but refused to disclose his identity, said though he was not the oga but that they were at the residence of the Enogie designate to effect arrest on him based on the petition against him and that when they got to the compound, the private security man who was on ground and was expected to have good working relationship with them, took to his heel immediately he saw them not minding the facts that they wore jackets which inscribed police force.
The officer admitted that while the security man ran away, he left iPad tablet and phones which they took as an evidence that they were there, but denied allegations of stealing the foreign currencies and the gold jewelleries just as efforts to get the said Akpan for comment , did not also yield the expected results as at press time.
Prince Enotiemwonmwan particularly said that the recent alleged invasion of his residence by the police of the department of IRT from Force Headquarters, Abuja, led to the stealing of £6,000 (Six Thousand Euro), iPad tablet, mobile phones and gold frame and jewelries.
He said the police came to his residence at about 5 am on Thursday , January 9 in a commando style with some youths of Uselu N'Ahor, intimidating him and every occupant in the house in a manner that showed they were out to kill him to pave the way for them to continually carry out their criminal motives regarding the sales of their lands which led to the boundary dispute.
Prince Enotiemwonmwan further said that Oba Erediauwa CFR, once intervened on the disputed land sometime in 2007, by ordering both his village and the Uselu N'Ahor to steer clear pending when a final verdict would be given, insisting they defied the Oba's resolution as they claimed that the former Omada Roland Osarenkhoe gave them the nod.
He further said that when Oba Ewuare 11 CFR, assumed the throne as the Oba of Benin, a peace committee was constituted to investigate and bring succour to the locality, saying the youths of Uselu N'Ahor led by one Akpan defied the Oba's order and ceaselessly indulged in the sales of the disputed portion of the land to unsuspecting members of the public, a development he said, influenced his decision to petition the office of IGP.
The proposed head of Ahor village noted that his decision did not go down well with the Enogie and the youths of Uselu N'Ahor village as they started intimidating, assaulting and even beating up indigenes travelling to Benin City and other parts of the state to the extent that a man that has no bearing with the ongoing boundary disputes was attacked in his farm and his SUV jeep car set ablaze.
He said that after the people and youths of Uselu N'Ahor who were acting on the stern instructions of their Enogie exhausted all their plans to no avail, especially having known that he (Prince Enotiemwonmwan) has caused a petition to be written to the office of the Inspector General of Police, Force Headquarters, Abuja, begging for timely intervention to save an already bad situation, they (Uselu N'Ahor youths and people) began to chart a new course of using Federal IRT police to bust their respective houses stealing valuables including foreign currencies worth millions of naira from the house of the Enogie designate and even planning to kill him.
He explained that since then, they had been living in perpetual fear occasioned by ceaseless attacks.
He however appealed to Governor Monday Okpebholo and Oba Ewuare 11 CFR to come their rescue as the said youths of Uselu N'Ahor are bent on igniting deadly communal crisis for their selfish interest.
But reacting to the allegations of theft, a senior police in the IRT who spoke on behalf of his superior but refused to disclose his identity, said though he was not the oga but that they were at the residence of the Enogie designate to effect arrest on him based on the petition against him and that when they got to the compound, the private security man who was on ground and was expected to have good working relationship with them, took to his heel immediately he saw them not minding the facts that they wore jackets which inscribed police force.
The officer admitted that while the security man ran away, he left iPad tablet and phones which they took as an evidence that they were there, but denied allegations of stealing the foreign currencies and the gold jewelleries just as efforts to get the said Akpan for comment , did not also yield the expected results as at press time.
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