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The Obinolu Chukwu community in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State has been thrown into fresh tension following plans to establish a cassava processing plant on a disputed piece of land despite an existing court order.

Some concerned members of the community, who raised concerns over the proposed project, urged all parties involved in the case to comply with the ruling delivered by Justice Chido Nwakamma regarding the Obinolu Chukwu community land.

The community members alleged that the Chairman of Umunneochi Local Government Area, Sunday Afurobi, recently held a meeting with the traditional ruler of Obinolu autonomous community, Eze L.O. Uche, where discussions were made about siting a cassava processing plant on the land currently under litigation.

One of the aggrieved indigenes of the community, Mr. Sopuruchukwu Gold, stated that the Abia State High Court sitting in Umunneochi Division, Nkwoagu Isuochi, had earlier restrained the defendants from surveying or sharing the disputed land pending the final determination of the matter in suit No. HUM/11/2025.

Gold warned that any attempt to violate the restraining order issued by Justice Chido Nwakamma on April 30, 2025, could threaten the existing peace in the Obinolu Chukwu community.

He appealed to the Chairman of Umunneochi Local Government Area and others allegedly connected to the land arrangement to suspend every action relating to the project until the court concludes the matter and reconciliation efforts are completed.

The indigenes also called on Governor Alex Otti and security agencies to urgently step into the matter to prevent a possible breakdown of law and order in the area.

Reacting to the allegation, the Chairman of Umunneochi LGA, Sunday Afurobi, explained that he is not an indigene of Obinolu Chukwu community and was unaware that the land was under dispute, adding that the decision to locate the project on the four plots of land was aimed at creating jobs and boosting economic activities.

“We have written to the Ndi Ezes and they showed me one land. If they have a court injunction I don’t know”, he said.

Afurobi further disclosed that the traditional rulers had assured him they would approach the judge to seek permission for the project, while warning that the project could be moved to another community if Obinolu Chukwu people reject it.

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