Policeman who forced me to lie down and pointed his gun at me, can’t do that to Yoruba or Hausa traditional ruler – 77-year-old Igbo king
CHIDIEBUBE OKEOMA
, recounts the clash between members of the Eastern Security Network and personnel of the Nigerian Army in his domain and his ordeal in the hands of a policeman he believes hails from the North
Can
you give a brief introduction about yourself and a summary of what happened?
I am His RoyalHighness, Eze Boniface Okereke, Igwe Uzoubi Umuna Orlu autonomous community, Imo State. Uzoubi Umuna is in Orlu town in the Orlu Local Government Areas of Imo State. It is the very place Eastern Security Network people and soldiers clashed, leaving people dead and property worth high amount of money destroyed. I am 77-years-old and have been on the throne for 18 years. I was recognised by the Imo State Government on December 23, 2003.