Women In Owerri Protest Forceful Take Over Of Ancestral Land

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There is an ongoing protest by the women of Umuejechi Nekede in Imo State over the forceful takeover of their ancestral land by the Imo State government.

The naked women were seen singing sorrowful songs with various displays of placards reading ‘This is the only land left for us and our children. Governor Uzodimma, leave our land for us. Governor Uzodimma, we also have property rights, we can’t be slaves in our home.’

While speaking to newsmen at the scene of the protest, the Assistant Woman Leader, Ndom Umuejechi, Dr. Mrs. Regina Emereonye, warned that anarchy would sadly take over, if and wherever the rule of law is jettisoned.

Emereonye in her words said: “We are a very peaceful community, but our peaceful stance to life and living should not be taken for granted by anybody.

“Anarchy, which blows no one any good, ultimately creeps in, anytime and wherever the rule of law is forced to take a flight in any place.

“The land in dispute is our ancestral land. It was leased to the defunct Eastern Region Government before the civil war, for agricultural purposes.

“Since the State Zoological Garden and Wildlife Park, which used to be a money-spinning center is moribund, the land ought to revert to the original land owners, in full compliance with the subsisting court judgments.”

The court had earlier given judgement in favour of the community, also the community through their lawyer Mr. U. B. O. Obinna, sent a letter to Governor Hope Uzodimma, on the continuous trespass into harbouring the defunct Agriculture Development Corporation.

[Vanguard/SA]