The people of Ulegun community in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State yesterday besieged the state Government House to protest against the alleged detention of the Enogie of the community, Sunday Eghosasere Omoregie, as well as Philip Uwuoroya, the chief priest of the community by some highly-placed personalities in the state.
The protesting residents, who alleged that over 80 houses have so far been demolished by the alleged tormentors, called on the governor to carry out a thorough investigations on the true ownership of the disputed lands, arrest and prosecute those allegedly behind the heinous act. Omoregie explained that the Enogie inherited the land dispute between the Ulegun community and Ikhiri community from his grandfather.
“There was never a time the Ulegun community allocated any parcel of land to any highly placed personality. He added that the former state Chief Judge, Justice Esther Edigin, ordered perpetual injunction restraining the Ikhiri community from further entering, selling, alienating, building or doing anything whatsoever that is adverse to the rights of the Ulegun community in the disputed parcel of land.