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Ovumnte Land Grab: Ebonyi State High Court Judge’s Ruling Leads to a Breakdown of Law and Order
Ovumnte Land Grab: Ebonyi State High Court Judge’s Ruling Leads to a Breakdown of Law and Order
A ruling delivered by Hon. Justice U. Onwusi PhD of the Ebonyi State High Court in the Ovumnte land grab case led to a breakdown of law and order when on 3
rd February, 2021, thugs loyal to Chief Anyim Pius Anyim misinterpreted the said ruling and attacked Ovumnte Land Owners at the Ivo Local Government Council headquarters, Isiaka. This incident took place after the Executive Chairman of LGA, Chief Onyebuchi Ogbadu had invited Ovumnte Land Owners and Chief Pius Anyim’s representatives to a meeting at the Local Government Council on 3
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The people of Amagu community, Ishiagu in Ivo Local government Area of Ebonyi State has urged Governor David Umahi, to call his aides from their area to order over flagrant abuse of court orders.
According to them, the political appointees from the area have failed to attract development like other communities in the state instead they are busy attracting crisis.
Some community leaders made the appeal on behalf of the community while granting an interview with Nigeria Tribune correspondent on Friday,
The Community leaders lamented the development whereby few aides of the governor in the area appropriated the community land for themselves, leveraging on purported executive orders issued by Governor Umahi in total disregard to Court rulings prohibiting them from the land.