Anambra community rejects deputy governor’s attempt to wade into land dispute

Indigenes of Umuenu colony successful Umuawulu Community of Awka South Local Government Area successful Anambra State person rejected effort by the Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr Onyekachi Ibezim to wade into a onshore quality that had already been settled by the Supreme Court.

The assemblage had held a peaceful protestation astatine Umuenu Village Hall connected Wednesday lamenting that their neighbours, Enugu colony besides successful Umuawulu person been laying claims to their onshore without success, but resorted to bearing witnesser to the onshore being owned by different neighbouring community, Awgbu.

The President of Umuenu quarters, Mr Bernard Mbolu who led the protestation told journalists that recently, the Deputy Governor of Anambra State, had invited them for mediation, asking his involvement successful the matter.

He insisted that arsenic acold backmost arsenic 1973, the Supreme Court had already delivered a judgement connected the land, affirming that they (Umuenu) owned the land.

He said: “Umuawulu is made up of 3 quarters; Umuenu, Enugwu and Agbana villages.

“We had challenges of bound with our neighbouring community, Awgbu successful 1927. The substance lingered until 1973 erstwhile Supreme Court ruled that the disputed lands, Agu Umuoma and Agu Umuofuu were owned by Umuenu Village.

“Since then, we person not had anyone contesting the onshore with america until 2020 erstwhile Enugwu colony started making occupation with america implicit the land. We are surpr...