Oil-rich Ologbo community in Edo State is in the eyes of the storm. Commercial activities have been paralysed in the community since crisis broke out..
Oil-rich Ologbo community in Edo State is in the eyes of the storm. Commercial activities have been paralysed in the community since crisis broke out between Bini and Itsekiri youths over the foundation laying ceremony levy, known as ‘Emolu’ in Bini parlance.
The foregoing has led to a boost in the economy of the community and the consequent scramble for land to build houses and businesses.Checks conducted by our correspondent showed that the present crisis in Ologbo had been brewing over alleged refusal by the Itsekiri to recognise the Enogie as the head of the community. The Itsekiri are accused of paying allegiance to their leader, Chief Johnson Atseleghe, the Iyatsere of Warri, and, by extension, to the Olu of Warri.
“The man said he had N30,000 but they refused and demanded N100,000. The man is my in-law. My son went there and offered additional N20,000. They still refused. The councillor representing Ologbo in Ikpoba-Okha, Felix Edogiawere, said that steps were being taken to end the crisis, including a move to arrest the key players.
“It was the development fees issue that caused the crisis. The boys went there and did not see the owner. They came back. Some Itsekiri boys came and demanded why the boy went there, saying the land is owned by the Itsekiri. We tried to separate them and the fight escalated.The Enogie of Ologbo, HRH Owenubugie Akenzua, who denied harbouring cultists in his palace, said he remained the only recognised traditional ruler in Ologbo.
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