www.odogwublog.com reports that Ojoto, Idemili South Local Government Area, Anambra state is torn into two over who becomes the traditional ruler of the community.
It has already taken a bloody new dimension which resulted
in the town crier, Mr Emeka Uzor, beaten to pulp for allegedly announcing
that nobody has become the Igwe- elect and that the State government has ordered that every move
about election of a new monarch should be suspended for now.
Another victim, Mr Chibuzor Chukwulobe, was reportedly
stabbed at the
back in a beer parlour for opposing that a new Igwe
has been elected .
Contacted in his hospital bed at Uzondu hospital
Ojoto, the stabbed
Chukwulobe said, "we were in a beer palour when
the issue of whether
Ojoto has got a new Igwe or not was raised and I told
the youths there
that nobody has been elected and some of them opposed
my view and
warned me to shut up or they will now deal with me.
On sensing danger I left the beer parlour and the boys
trailed me and
on getting to a point they held me and started beating
me and on the
process one of them stabbed me at the back and ran
away, within a
minute I slumped and they ran away leaving me in the
pool of my
blood."
"The next thing was that I saw myself at a hospital
in Ojoto and the
matter is lodged at Ojoto police station"
In their reactions when contacted the two major
contestants to the
Igweship stool, High Chief Gerald Mbamalu who is the
Regent of the
community and Chief Dennis Adindu Okafor differed in their views.
According to the Regent, the town crier was going
round to announce to
the people that nobody has been elected as the
Igwe-elect and that the
state government has directed that actions relating to
production of a
new monarch should be suspended for now as the
situation in the area
is degenerating to unbearable state"
"It was while he was making the announcement that
some armed men in a
car trailed him and descended heavily on him and he
collapsed and was
rushed to Uzondu hospital. I do not know if he has
regained
consciousness but all I know is that he is placed on a
danger list"
"There is also a youth, one Chibuzor Chukwulobe,
that opposed his
fellow youths by telling them that a new monarch has
not been elected
and he was stabbed at the back and the matter is now
with the Ojoto
Police" he added further.
On the way forward he said Government has ordered that
everything
about Igweship election should be suspended and we
have to abide by
the order because we are not in a banana republic.
On the attack on the town crier and the boy , Chief
Dennis Okafor said, "the town crier
was on his private business, he was not sent by the
three authorities
who have the right to order him to make such an announcement"
"When I called the President General he said he
did not send him, the
chairman of my village said no that he did not and
Prof Victor Udosa
said also that he did not send him and when I called
the town crier to
know who sent him he told me that until he comes to my
house"
"The boy that was stabbed at beer parlour what
has it to do with
Igweship crisis. They were sharing money given to them
including the
town crier by money- bag contesting the Igweship and
they had
misunderstanding and he was stabbed and town crier
beaten. Since the
two incidents occurred have you heard of any incident
again.
Ojoto Igweship crisis deepens as town crier , another risk death
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