Refrain from community land dispute, Lawyer tells Delta Senator

A lawyer and Human Rights activist, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, on Wednesday called on Senator Ned Nwoko to refrain from intervening in the land matter in Ogbeozoma Community in Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State.

He spoke to newsmen in Owerri, regarding the alleged report of Senator Ned Nwoko’s committee on the land issue.

Ejiofor said the only Committee known to them and the law was the committee set up by the Executive Governor of Delta state, Sheriff Oborevwori.

According to him, “May the Distinguished Senator Ned Nwoko be reminded that the above Committee set up by the Executive Governor of Delta State, to mediate the land dispute between our client and Iselle-Azagba Quarters, is the only Committee known to our client with the authority of the State and permission of the court to intervene in the matter. Your purported Committee is unknown to our client and exists only on the pages of newspapers. The Distinguished Senator should appropriately counsel one Chinedu Okeke, on the need to immediately turn himself in, to the Police to clear the allegations against him, which border on serious and heinous crimes.

“Our client reiterates their firm belief in the Rule of Law and confidence in the state’s authority to arrive at a just resolution of issues in dispute, otherwise, the court will proceed with the hearing of the cases.”

“Investigation by the Police on the gruesome murders of four young men, the brutal shooting of our client’s youth leader in the person of Mr. Chinedu Ofuani, an indigene of Ogbeozoma, and the fatal shooting of a Police Sergeant should be allowed to proceed uninterrupted, as the offences being investigated border on heinous crimes of capital punishment.

“It is against the backdrop of the foregoing serious situation, that we most respectfully urge you, sir, to refrain from further engaging in misleading publications capable of portraying your esteemed office in a bad light and projecting you as among those who are promoting the nefarious activities of one Chinedu Okeke, in our client’s community. In anticipation of your cooperation in this regard, may the Distinguished Senator accept the assurances of our deepest regards,” he said.