By Groove Watch News
Evbovbioba Community indigenes in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State has called on His Excellency the executive governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, Oba of Benin and concern authorities to save them from what they described as oppression from the hand of Chief Osamede Adun, the Aiyobaghan of Benin Kingdom, popularly known as 'Bob-Izua' over plots of land in their community.
Elders of the community stated this during an enlarge gathering today at the town hall meeting, saying the said Chief Adun now goes around harassing the people with thugs and arresting of some elders by security personnel "Oba of Benin kingdom please come and rescue us from the hand of Bob Izua".
Comrade Matthew Iyoha, former Youth Chairman of the community appealed to Oba Ewuare II to call Chief Osemede Adun to order as the community is not ready to allow him take possession of their land.
"Chief Osemede Adun just want to stressed us, he took us, including the elders in the community, as old as they are from the beginning of the alleged land he claimed belong to him from where he said the land started from, we took his paper, we started to count until it get to where his paper exhausted, that was where we peg, he then told us that the other paper where kept in his house that he was going back to bring them for verification. Till date we are still waiting for him with the paper he promised.
"So, such person is coming to our community to make us homeless, as old as our elders are, we will not accept that from him, our elders are no longer in our community".
"We want to appeal to the relevant authorities, including His Royal Majesty, our great Oba, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin Kingdom to come to our aids," he said.
According to Prince Kester Izevbokun, "There was a strange call to me that, Bob Izua came with thugs to the community and beat up some elders and also hand over them to the police, as am talking now we are currently hiding ourselves in the neighboring villages all for safety and we are calling on relevant authority to come to our aids."
Also collaborating Prince Izevbokun was Ede Ogbeide. "Bob Izua is claiming half of the community land, from the major road to the river side, from the beginning of the community to the end point. As for me I don't no who Bob Izua is," he claimed.
In his reaction on the land matter, Chief Osamede Adun said "I don't want to say anything now, l travelled out of Benin. When l back l will call you."
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