By Mike ALADENIKA.
A Benin socio- cultural group, BENIN SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT (BSM) has issued a notice of stern warning to all land prospectors, developers and land grabbers who may have encroached on any of the land and property Belonging to the palace of the Oba of Benin in any part of Benin kingdom to, as a matter of urgency, exit from such plot of land or face unquantifiable consequences.
Speaking with SPARKNEWSNAIJA news correspondent in Benin City, the president-general, Benin Solidarity Movement(BSM), Elder Curtis Eghosa Ugbo, said the attention of the movement has been drawn to a recent Save Our Soul, (SOS), message to governor Godwin Obaseki and His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare 11, Oba of Benin by the people of Obazuwa Utugberu Community of Obazuwa Dukedom in Ovia North East Local government Area of Edo State over what they termed "deadly attacks by Ijaw extraction and settlers in Ikoro community".
The community had made the call during a town hall meeting which took place at Obazuwa Utugberu where the community Leaders made up of the elders, women and the youths appealed to the Royal Majesty , Oba Ewuare 11 , and the governor, Godwin Obaseki to come to their rescue as they are being attacked on daily basis by the Ijaw settlers.
They said, " the Ijaw settlers/ strangers use guns to drive us from our farms". They also alledged that "the Ijaw settlers also sold the Royal Majesty's land to one Mr Abu Yesufu without the knowledge of the community people".
Elder Curtis Eghosa Ugbo of the BSM said, "Palace machineries have been put in place to retrieve all Oba of Benin Palace land that has been encroached upon by land grabbers and land speculators".
"I want to use this medium to inform the general public that our Royal Father, the Oba of Benin KINGDOM has mandated the Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council (BTC), Mr. Frank Irabor and my team to ensure that land grabbers and land speculators who encroached on any of Oba of Benin Palace land are brought to justice, and we advice residence in Benin Kingdom to desist henceforth".
He advised those that have encroached into the Oba of Benin Palace land in Obazuwa Utugberu Community of Obazuwa Dukedom in Ovia North East Local government Area of Edo State to, as a matter of urgency, report to the Office of the Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council (BTC) with immediate effect, starting from Monday 17th May, 2021 as "The Oba of Benin Palace are in the possession of records of all landed properties belonging to the Palace across the Kingdom".
Elder Curtis Ugbo said "In view of this development, any land grabbers, wherever you are from should be ready for us because we are coming and we will make sure we retrieve all Oba of Benin Palace land that has been encroached upon by anybody no matter the personality involved.
"You cannot come into Oba kingdom, tempered with the Oba of Benin Palace land and go free because you want to do business in the Kingdom, we won't allow that in Benin Kingdom," he warned.
Elder Ugbo further warned that
"Those land grabbers in Benin Kingdom should have a rethink and relocate elsewhere as we are ready with all apparatus in our disposal to reclaim all Oba of Benin Palace land that has been encroached upon by land grabbers", he warned.
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