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Is Militancy The Nature Of The Ijaw People? by OduduaDefender(m): 2:34pm On Jan 25, 2017 |
BENIN- Communal clash brewed between the Bini and Ijaw in Edo State following claims by the Bini that the Ijaw were claiming ownership of the land the Binis gave them as migrant fishermen. In a petition to the state government, the Enogie of Obazuwa, and brother to the Oba of Benin, who is in charge of most of the territories being annexed and 80 others, said their subjects had been attacked unprovoked by the “settlers.” They added that they had maintained calm because there are court decisions that went as far as the Supreme Court which confirmed that the Binis were the original inhabitants and owners of the land. According to Akenzua, on June 3, 2011, while the Binis in the area were measuring a land donated to the state government to build a school, “Ijaw militants from Iko” attacked them with machetes, abducted three of his subjects and vandalised property and vehicles in the area. “The question of who owns Gelegele had gone through litigation and had long been settled. For 50 years, these Ijaw settlers have provoked the Bini. The Enogie of Obazuwa said, they are finding it increasingly difficult to restrain ourselves from retaliating against these unwarranted attacks by the Ijaw. “If they refuse to co-exist in harmony with us, they are at liberty to join their kiths and kins in Bayelsa or Rivers states. They must respect the bond of love that binds host and guests.” In his words, he stated below.... 1 Ijaws against Ilajes in Ondo State 2 Ijaws against Binis in Edo State 3 Ijaws against Itsekiris in Delta State 4 Ijaws against Urhobos (Ogbe Ijo, Gbarigolo, Olota, Okweagbe, Aladja etc.),all in Delta State 5 Ijaws against Ikwerres in Rivers State 6 Ijaws against Ogonis in Rivers State 7 Ijaws against Ibibios in Akwa Ibom State 8 Ijaws against Yorubas in Ajegunle; Lagos State These Ijaws seems to be fighting with everybody. Can these guys just learn to live peacefully with everyone? Must they always be an EPICENTER of internal imbroglio and a threat to national security? Now, let us marry what has been said above with what we currently have in Delta State. First and foremost, the correct and genuine names for the lands wrongly published as Okerenkoko is Okerenghigho while that of Kokodiagbene is Bakokodia. I hereby attach evidence of Courts’ Judgment viz: CASE I: In Suit No.w/20/46, Adurumokumor (Ijaw) acting for himself and on behalf of Bakokodia Ijaw Community took action against Kponu (Itsekiri) of Omadino for a declaration of title to the land described as Bakokodia. The true Position is that the Ijaw inhabitants of Bakokodia and its environs came from Western Ijaw and were permitted by Chanomi Iye on the authority of Omadino people to settle there. Ademola J. dismissed Adurumokumors’ action on the ground that the people of Bakododia had failed to prove their title to the land claimed by them. As the Ijaws persisted in demanding tributes and rents from those using the land and fishing in the rivers, Omadino people, represented by Chief Sillo and Edremoda Golly, sued Adurumokumor on behalf of Bakokodia people in Warri High Court and successfully obtained a declaration of title over Bakokodia and the surrounding lands and rivers. The court awarded damages for trespass against the Ijaws who, according to the Judge, were put on the land by Omadino people who acknowledge the overlordship rights of the Olu of Warri. The Ijaws went to the West African Court of Appeal and lost. CASE II After this, the Ijaws continued to disregard the above judgments, and Omadino people sued them for an order of forfeiture at the Warri High Court. Ultimately at the Supreme Court, the Ijaws accepted a compromise judgment in which they clearly acknowledged Omadino’s ownership of the land. See Suits Nos. W/29/51, WACA No. 3707, W/37/61 and SC/393/64. CASE III Okenrenghigho, another Ijaw settlement in Gbaramatu also fell under the axe of the Omadino people. In Suit 30/62 Chief Sillo (Itsekiri) versus James Uluba (Ijaw), Justice Obaseki held that the Ijaws of Okerenghigho are tenants of Omadino. The Ijaws then appealed to the Supreme Court presided over by Elias, C.J., Sowewimo and Ibekwe S.C.JJ. in Suit No. SC.37/1973. They lost. The effect of these judgments is that the whole of Gbaramatu area is peopled by Ijaws who are customary tenants on lands owned by Omadino people under the over Lordship of the Olu of Warri. Secondly, the original map of Bendel State shows clearly these lands with these names as Okerenghigho and Bakokodia as against the political name Okerenkoko and Kokodiagbene. Therefore, if they have a judgement in their favor as against what is posted here, I challenge any IJAW man alive to publish or forever admit that, they are CUSTOMARY TENANTS to the people of OMADINO under the OVER-LORDSHIP OF THE OLU OF WARRI. |
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