Just-ln: Obazuwa Community attacks lkoro, as lYC vows to retaliate if Obaseki fails to address situation

Just-ln: Obazuwa Community attacks lkoro, as lYC vows to retaliate if Obaseki fails to address situation

-Francis Tayor-

Benin____ Prior to the latest Obazuwa Bini Community unwarranted attack on Tough Engineering Properties & Construction Company Limited, a tenant to lkoro ljaw Community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, the ljaw Youth Council (IYC) Olodi-ama Kingdom has vowed to retaliate Obazuwa Bini community over the repeated intimidation of the ljaws if Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State fails to address the situation immediately between the two communities.

The statement was issued on Friday 16th July, 2021 at Ikoro, the traditional headquarters of Olodi-ama Kingdom  by the duo, the Chairman lYC Olodi-ama Clan, Comrade Ebiwana Sam and the lnterim Chairman of lkoro Community, Hon. Ayebi Dengiri, warns that Obazuwa community should not take the quietness of lkoro ljaw people for granted because of their obedience to law and order in the state.

They stressed that it would no longer be usual for Obazuwa community henceforth, because the ljaws are equal to the task of carrying arms to strike when pushed to the wall. If His Excellency, Godwin Obaseki can not do the needful as the Chief Security Officer of the state, to protect the lives and properties of lkoro ljaw people of Edo, he should prepare to withstand the looming ethnic crisis between Obazuwa and lkoro community soon.

It would be recalled that, Obazuwa Bini community on Wednesday 14th July, 2021, attacked a Construction company in lkoro land, thereby destroying properties of the company worths millions of naira. 

According to the duo, Comrade Ebiwana Sam and Hon. Ayebi Dengiri said: " The Obazuwa youths launched the attack while the lkoro people and her sister communities where marking their mid year annual festival. They took advantage of our festive season to perpetrate their barbaric act against our law abiding tenants. As a law abiding citizens of the state, we have maintained peace and orderliness over the nonsense of Obazuwa people against us in the past years. Since the Executive Governor of the state has decided to keep mute and refused to take drastic action on the matter, we as a people have no other choice than to retaliate henceforth if there is further attack. We observing the law doesn't means we are Cowards. Enough is Enough, we shall defend ourselves henceforth, the duo stated."

However, the ljaw Youth Council of Olodi-ama Clan and the lkoro community has called on Governor Godwin Obaseki, the police and other security agencies to quickly intervene on the matter before things get out of hand, the statement added.