Boundary Dispute between Amagba and Evbukhu Mr Aigbe Osaretin And Others Declared Wanted By The State Police Command

Boundary Dispute between Amagba and Evbukhu Mr  Aigbe Osaretin and others declared wanted by the state police command. Benin city - Edo state, Controversies facing the two communities in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, over the ownership of a disputed large parcel of land situated at the boundary between the communities, Eye witness report has it that trouble started on the disputed land some few years ago with both communities laying claimed of ownership of the land, the state government as fails to intervene promptly,lives were lost, and property worth millions of naira have been destroyed, particularly many buildings erected by developers in the disputed land where allegedly demolished by some youths. A large part of the disputed land was said to have been sold to the developers by Amagba community lead by the chairman of the community development association (CDA) Mr Aigbe Osaretin, mr osagie Omoragbon, mr Eghosa Omoruyi, whom are now at large were said to have conspired to sell the disputed land, the communities which have since become  a nightmare for those who had acquired the parcels of land to develop had abandoned their plots, following continued harassment. The Head of Evbukhu community, Pa Samuel Efe, who spoke to journalists on a point assessment for the dastardly act, He maintained that some youths from Amagba cross the moat which is the boundary landmark between both communities and said Amagba people had gone beyond the moat deep into our land, he claimed that the Evbukhu people are the owners of the disputed land, he said the matter had already be reported to the Oba of Benin and the relevant security agencies with a view to get mr Aigbe Osaretin ,  Eghosa Omoruyi and others Wanted. The enogie of amagba community said the  following day thugs came into our community again in search of mr Aigbe Osaretin, Eghosa Omoruyi and others and also destroyed many buildings in our community, they beat up some of the labourers and took their working tools away including bags of cement. They want to kill us and takeover our land, A palace chief from Evbukhu community, Richard Ogbawe, (the Osarodion) of Benin Kingdom, said Amagba youths had invaded the community shrine and laid claim to it, alleging that the youth usually beat up and chased away everybody from Evbukhu community, But an indigene of Amagba community said the disputed land belonged to Amagba community and that a court judgment had ruled in favour of Amagba community, just as he added that there was no moat that served as boundary between both communities, According to the Amagba indigene, who doesn't want his name on print said the people making the allegations were not the true people from Evbukhu, pointing out that Evbukhu was a camp and had encroached in all the land belonging to nearby communities he added. Meanwhile the deceased family, Evbukhu community and state police command has declared Mr Aigbe Osaretin, Eghosa Omoruyi and others Wanted.