Itsekiri youths allege territorial plot, urges Delta govt to restore order

Non-governmental organisation, Ugbarajo Itsekiri Youths, has raised the alarm implicit an alleged effort to assertion Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State from them, saying it is simply a territorial affront.

The group, successful a connection by its Vice President, Mrs Tasye Mene, urged immoderate individuals from Ogbe-Ijoh successful Delta State to desist, insisting that the Ijaw had nary assertion to the area.

According to the group, the individuals were besides disregarding the regularisation of law, having already mislaid their claims to the onshore successful court.

Mene besides urged Delta State authorities to reconstruct bid successful the country pursuing an alleged battle upon the Warri South Local Government Secretariat and the Ekurede Itsekiri community.

The connection reads: “Ugbarajo Itsekiri Youths person observed, with unmitigated alarm, the latest run of deception and provocation by definite Ogbe-Ijoh elements who person unlawfully sought to enforce spurious territorial claims wrong Warri South Local Government Area by erecting fraudulent banners and fomenting discord.

“They person instituted galore tribunal cases betwixt 1964 till adjacent precocious successful 2012 and 2020 successful their effort to laic assertion to Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, and person mislaid woefully connected each occasion.

“It smacks of gross disregard for regularisation of instrumentality to suffer specified a fig of tribunal cases implicit the aforesaid assertion and yet edifice to unit and aforesaid help. Every tenable Deltan knows that the Ijaw bash not person immoderate spot successful Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State.

“The deliberate mounting of banners by the Ijaw of Ogbe-Ijoh for the archetypal clip successful Warri South Local Government Area successful the guise of the coronation day of the king of Ogbe- Ijoh successful Warri South-West Local Government Area, a antithetic Local Government Area successful disrespect for tribunal judgement to laic assertion to Warri South Local Government Area tin lone beryllium an effort to disturb nationalist peace.

“The halting of the mounting of these banners and the removal of the fewer existing ones which was done successful accordance with the instrumentality was an enactment of rightful governance.

“Rather than judge a lawful process, the perpetrators escalated the concern into an unprovoked battle upon the Warri South Local Government Secretariat and the Ekurede Itsekiri community. Such a behaviour is an affront to civilian bid and a nonstop situation to the dignity of the Itsekiri people.

“Let the presumption of the Ugbarajo Itsekiri Youths beryllium stated plainly and without equivocation: we are resolute, unyielding, and prepared to support our homeland. Our readiness is not calved of appetite for struggle but of work to safeguard our people, our institutions, and our heritage. We shall truthful prosecute each morganatic and law avenue disposable to america — including urgent appeals to information agencies, contiguous civilian and transgression proceedings against identified perpetrators, and rigorous engagement with the authorities authorities and applicable national authorities — to guarantee accountability and to deter further transgressions.

“This organisation volition not tolerate continued provocations oregon the rewriting of humanities and administrative realities done intimidation oregon force.

“Any further effort to interruption the territorial integrity of Warri South Local Government Area volition beryllium met with a proportionate, lawful, and coordinated effect by the Itsekiri radical and the institutions that support civilian society.

“We telephone connected information agencies to enactment decisively, connected the Delta State authorities to reconstruct and warrant nationalist order, and connected assemblage leaders of goodwill to counsel restraint and de-escalation. The Itsekiri federation remains committed to bid — but marque nary mistake: bid shall beryllium defended, and our rights volition beryllium protected by each lawful means astatine our disposal.”

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