There is a saying that there will be no meaningful development in an atmosphere devoid of peace and the primary responsibility of every Government is to protect lives and property of citizens.
The country is already faced with numerous challenges such as banditry,herders/farmers clashes,kidnapping which has led to insecurity,food insecurity and sometimes over stretching of the security agencies hence the protracted crisis between Umuobor in Akaeze and Ogwor in Ishiagu all in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State which has led to destruction of Lives and property must be halted.
The Akaeze people are said to be food basket of South East and any crisis that will affect the farming occupation of the people will led to food insecurity in the region and Nigeria at large.
The South -East region is presently confronted with issues of insecurity as a result of activities of Unknown Gun Men and Ebonyi State is not an exception.
It is on this note revelationagents.com calls on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,Commander in Chief of the Nigeria Armed Forces, the National Assembly, Senate President, Distinguished Senators, House of Representative Speaker and members, Attorney General of Federation, Executive Governor of Ebonyi state, His Excellency, Francis Ogbonnaya Nwaifuru, State Attorney General,Chief Justice of the , State,Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Members of House of Assembly to do everything within the confines of the law to restore peace between the people of Umuobor in Akaeze and Ogwor in Ishiagu by ensuring justice and fairness.
Though the executive Governor of Ebonyi State,His Excellency Francis Ogbonnaya Nwaifuru had in a press statement on Monday 16th,December,2024 through his Chief Press Secretary,Monday Uzor said following the lingering crisis between the people of Umuobor, Akaeze, and Ogwor, Ishiagu in Ivo Local Government Area over a piece of Land, the Ebonyi State Government will take over the disputed land if the parties fail to reconcile within the next two weeks
Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru issued the warning at a meeting with stakeholders of the two communities in his office at the Government House, Abakaliki
He said for some time now, both communities have been embroiled in a communal clash over the Elueke parcel of land, a development that has constituted a threat to the peace of the State.
The Governor urged them to sheathe swords and embrace peace even as he declared that the disputed Elueke land remains a buffer Zone.
“I called for this meeting to reconcile the aggrieved brothers of Akaeze and Ishiagu Communities in Ivo Local Government Area. Peace is all about give and take. We are all here to make sacrifices and submit to the will of the people. What the people want is peace, law and order and that is the mandate they gave me.”
“It is very shameful that the people of Umobor and Ogwor have allowed wars to tier them apart.
“Ordinarily, you should not have allowed third parties to come in between your problems.
“You may not know the meaning of the peace you enjoy until you lose it that is when you will know the meaning of absence of peace”.
The Governor constituted a committee to visit the boundary and work out modalities for peaceful resolution of the crisis .
The committee comprises two Village Heads,; one youth leader from each of the communities; five Elders each; the Council Chairman, two Development Centre Coordinators; Executive Council Members from the Council as well as Security Agencies.
revelationagents.com is strongly of the opinion that there should be Justice before peace.We cannot talk about peace without Justice.
revelationagents.com suggest that the Attorney General of Ebonyi State should look into claims of Umuobor community lawyer,Ibekwe Odiegwu as Published by Sun News of 13th August,2024 who said the Supreme Court of Nigeria ruled in favour of Umuobor as owner of the disputed parcel of land Elueke and muster the courage and will to ensure full implementation of the Judgement as a panacea to peace.
Mr Odiegwu Esq,lawyer to Umuobor community in the said publication asserted that many natives of the community have been killed and injured on the Elueke parcel of land .
Revelation Agents also condemns destruction of life and property as a result of tussle for the said land.We urge the Inspector General of Police,Assistant Inspector General of Police,Zone 9,Commissioner of Police Ebonyi State with other relevant security agency to live up to their responsibility of protecting lives and property by investigating and unmasking the sponsors and perpetrators of violence that has led to destruction of property, killings and injuries on persons as a result of dispute over the Elueke parcel of land and ensure such persons face the full weight of the law.