Ondo Security Personnel Allegedly Invade Delta Community Over Boundary Dispute

Armed safety personnel allegedly from neighbouring Ilajes of Ondo State have invaded Ebokiti Community in Warri North native authorities space of Delta state.

The event might not be unconnected to the boundary dispute between each states as armed personnel, in line with supply, arrived locally with a gunboat, creating panic amongst residents.

Heavy safety presence was stated to heightened rigidity locally, with some residents relocating briefly to neighbouring communities for concern of attainable confrontation.

In the meantime, stakeholders have known as on the federal and Delta State governments to instantly intervene, to forestall the scenario from turning right into a full blown disaster.

Itsekiri leaders from Ugbege, Ebokiti, Ekekporo and Ototo communities declared that they’d not give up their ancestral land to unknown invaders

The leaders: Dr. Emmanuel Ikomi ; Ugbege Community, Tosan Odume; Ebokiti Community, Oritseminomi Madamedon; Ekekporo Community and Kehinde Titiola; Ototo Community, stated the invaders, who stormed Ebokiti Community on Friday, included safety personnel from the Nigerian Navy and Ondo State Amotekun Corps.

In a joint assertion, the Itsekiri leaders recommended the federal and Delta State governments for his or her swift intervention in comparable dispute over Aja-Ebighan neighborhood.

In keeping with them, intervention of the federal and Delta State governments, stopped initiatives allegedly being undertaken by the Ondo state authorities within the disputed space.

They recommended each governments for coming to their help, saying the intervention prevented what may have developed right into a full-blown inter-state disaster, with grave penalties for lives and property.

The neighborhood leaders, stated they had been deeply involved over the event in Ebokiti, alleging that

“The invasion of Ebokiti could possibly be an try by the Ilajes, backed by Ondo state authorities, to increase territorial declare to a different Itsekiri neighborhood, urging the federal authorities to behave swiftly earlier than the scenario degenerates.

“The federal, Delta State and the Ondo State governments significantly Governor Fortunate Aiyedatiwa, ought to name all events and safety personnel to order within the curiosity of peace.

“Continued deployment of closely armed/masks personnel by Ondo state authorities to the affected itsekiri communities may create pointless rigidity and undermine the longstanding peaceable relationship amongst neighbouring communities.

“Why the focus of safety operations in Itsekiri communities. Our ancestral lands shouldn’t change into the topic of pressure or intimidation.

“Aja-Ebighan is a gazetted neighborhood inside Warri North LGA of Delta state. Its standing and territorial boundaries have to be decided by way of lawful and constitutional processes” the leaders posited.

They urged folks of the affected communities to stay calm and law-abiding, expressing optimism that the dispute can be resolved by way of dialogue, constitutional processes and the courts, moderately than by way of the deployment of armed personnel.