Palpable fear has enveloped the residents of Agbor, in Delta State, Nigeria, over a clash of communal land. What appeared like a generational battle is said to have been the lot of the present generation, as two communities, Umunede and Emoho have revived the land issues that was layed to rest few years ago. It was a bloody weekend, Friday December 27, 2013, as the two waring communities of Umunede and Emoho layed a manslaughter over claims to right of ownership of the land in their common boundary. Trouble was…
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Man,18, escapes death for refusing to serve deity …Family banished, house burnt
There are strong indications that the refusal of Ugonna Benneth Uzohuo of Oleme Ajafulem in Ofeahia Amaifeke in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, to serve the community’s Arusi Ogidi deity following his selection as chief priest, prompted the people of community to descend on him by burning his family house and banishing the entire family. His ordeal was said to have started on May 11, 2010, the day his community’s deity, Arusi Ogidi, chose him to be its priest. That particular announcement marked the beginning of…
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