Edo community protests alleged takeover of ancestral land
Members of the Amagba Adolor community in the Oredo Local Government Area Edo State, have protested at the state Government House and the Oba of Benin’s palace.
They allege that their ancestral land, specifically Emokpae Camp, had been unlawfully taken over by settlers from Okoroma, who renamed the area after themselves.
The community’s leader, Pa. Joseph Iduoyekemwen, and youth leader, Monday Osasu, stated that the Okoroma people were originally tenants and not indigenous landowners.
They warned that continued encroachment could lead to unrest and called on Governor Monday Okpebholo and Oba Ewuare II to step in and clearly define the boundaries to prevent conflict.
In response, Isaac Oyeoba of the Benin Palace assured the protesters that their concerns would be communicated to the Oba.
(NAN)
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