Ogbe-ljoh/Aladja Dispute: Sylvester calls on Gov. Sheriff to take action

Ogbe-ljoh/Aladja Dispute: Sylvester calls on Gov. Sheriff to take action

Francis Tayor

Warri ______ Following the calamity that befalls the Nigerian Army over the land dispute between Okuama and Okoloba Community's in Bomadi/Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, a renowned Justice of Peace title holder of the state, High Chief. Sylvester Tiebebedigha (JP), the Doumien-Owei (Peace Maker) of Ogbe-ljoh Warri kingdom, has called on the Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori to as a matter of public importance take a drastic action to put to permanent end the land boundary adjustment dispute between the people of Aladja in Udu LGA and Ogbe-ljoh in Warri South-West LGA of the state.

Chief Tiebebedigha made the call on Friday in Warri, following a multiple sounds of gun shots by unknown gunmen around Aladja and Ogbe-ljoh forest, noted that the governor should step up to conclude the boundary adjustment deal between the two communities now that they have embraced reasonable peace at the moment.

Chief Sylvester stressed that as the holder of the Peace Maker title in Ogbe-ljoh Warri kingdom,  he cannot keep mute when there are suspicious moves by some fugitive criminal elements who had caused havoc at Okuama community to come and ignite crisis between Aladja and Ogbe-ljoh Communities that have been living peacefully over the last one year prior to Gov. Oborevwori's intervention.

He commended the state governor for his prompt intervention by delegating the Speaker of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Dennis Emomotimi Guwor to resolve the Ogbe-ljoh/Aladja land dispute crises in July 2023 last year.

However, Chief Sylvester charged the governor to do more by taking drastic decision to come and conclude the boundary adjustment deal which he delegated Mr. Speaker to facilitate the process while His Excellency was out of the country.

He added that how which drastic action where taken earlier by the state government to resolve the Okuama and Okoloba Community's land dispute, the matter wouldn't have escalated to the killing of peace keeping Nigerian soldiers by irate youths.