Delta State Góvernór Sheriff Francis Oborevwori has urged Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh, the embattled communities in Udu and Warri South-West Local Government Areas of the state, to eschew violence over the land dispute between the two communities and embrace peace.
Oborevwori made the call in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Festus Ahon, in Asaba, which was made available to newsmen on Friday, saying that security agencies have been deployed to the areas to restore normalcy to the communities.
The governor cautioned that the government would no longer tolerate any further breach of peace in the two communities, urging leaders and youths of the communities to preach peaceful co-existence rather than take up arms against themselves over land dispute.
Affirming that the government would revisit the White Paper on the crisis with a view to taking necessary measures to bring a lasting solution to the crisis,
Oborevwori added: “Let me appeal to the youths and leaders of both Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh communities to cease fire and stop further hostilities on the disputed land.
“No amount of land is worth dying for because when you fight and kill yourselves, the land will still remain.
“I have directed security agencies to move to the disputed area to forestall a further breakdown of law and order while we revisit the White Paper on the crisis.”
“The government will not hesitate to bring the full weight of the law on anyone found to be instigating crises between both communities,” the statement added.
