The palliative by the Federal government through HRH EZE MARCILINUS NWATURUOCHA as Head of Traditional rulers in Aboh Mbaise shared palliative through NZE PLACIDUS EBERENDU as the chairman PG’s for Aboh Mbaise, which umuoda got (9) nine bags of corn and (2) two small bags of garri and was given to umuoda Youth Leader to distribute across the community to indegent people in umuoda has pitched the traditional ruler of Umuoda Nguru, in Aboh Mbaise LGA, against the youths of the community.
This follows the decision of the traditional ruler of Umuoda Nguru in Aboh Mbaise local government area, Eze Ekeocha, to call in the police to arrest the youth leader for distributing the nine bags of maize meant for the community. This action by the traditional ruler pushed the youths to go the traditional ruler’s compound, demanding to know who was responsible for the arrest of the youth leader by operatives of the Anti kidnapping squad aka (Tiger base) Unit of the Nigeria Police Force. The traditional ruler was said to have denied responsibility and knowledge of the Youth Leader’s arrest.
It was further gathered that it was only when the women of the community marched to his compound that he affirmed that he gave the order for the arrest because of the palliative he accused the youth leader of distributing. He further claimed that nine bags of maize was distributed without his permision.
Check by this medium revealed that the youth leader and one member from umulogho umuoda got only four and half bags of maize, while Nduhu umuoda took the remaining four and half bags, in the names of Mr Ukazu Black and GLO akudo unamba which they distributed according to the instructions from the donor who instructed them to distribute the maize to the indegent people of the community they came from. The big question is why was the arrest made.
However, when it appeared peace was about to return to the community, the traditional ruler allegedly decided to drag the youths of the community to the Aboh Mbaise High court as a result of the protest by the youths to demand the where-about of their leader in a suit between Eze Ekeocha and fourteen youths led by Chibuike Onwuliri.
The youth leader who felt his right to freedom was breached by the arrest ordered by the traditional ruler also dragged the Eze to court to enforce his fundamental right.
It could be recalled that Eze Ekeocha and the youths have been at loggerheads following their decision to challenge his decision to create a strange Palm Tree Harvesting Law for the community which gives him the sole right to havest the first palm tree in January of every year, which is considered strange to the people of the area. But instead of discussing the issue in order to reach a compromise, the traditional ruler decided to use his method of intiminidation to instill fear among the people of the community which has not gone down well with the people of the community.
