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Views: 445 The Anambra state government, Saturday, imposed a three-day curfew on Aguleri, Umueri and Umuoba-Anam communities in the Anambra East local government area of the state following fresh conflict between members of the communities over a parcel of land. The agelong fight between both communities erupted Saturday morning as cars and a house were burnt by the warring parties.  A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Mohammed Haruna, said the situation has been brought under control. Haruna said no life was lost in the incident neither was anyone injured...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Aguleri and Umuleri on Saturday resumed hostilities over a disputed plot of land. Both communities have between 1999 and 2001 engaged in a fierce war that claimed human lives and properties. In a statement by the Chairman, Prince Chris Azor, ASCONET implored indigenes of the two communities to eschew all forms of violence and pursue a peace option towards settling their grievances and differences. The statement reminded both communities of their agelong ties of affinity and brotherhood while calling on their traditional rulers and leaders to convene peacebuilding ...

Daily Post Nigeria Published At least, one house, four vehicles and two motorcycles were burnt to ashes on Friday as two neighbouring communities in Anambra engaged each other in hostilities. Both communities, Aguleri and Umuleri; said to be related had between 1999 and 2001 been involved in a fierce war, which led then president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to intervene, to no avail. The communities are involved in a contest, over a large expanse of land in between them. It was learnt that hostilities started again on Friday, leading to the burning down of a house, four vehicles and two motorcyc...

Share The people of Umunri community and governor Willie Obiano’s country home, Aguleri in Anambra East Local government area of Anambra State, were on Saturday averted by joint police teams comprising PMF/RRS and other conventional units in collaboration with other security agencies in the state led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations, DCP Salman Dogo. The clash, Tribune Online gathered, was over a disputed area of land which both communities were laying claim of ownership. Confirming the incident in a statement, the state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Harun...

Obiano shuns functions, writes clerics on rising COVID-19 cases Our Reporters The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has been shunning major functions due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in the state. A government official, who disclosed this to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said the governor had been in his Aguleri country home in the Anambra East Local Government Area of the state since Christmas. The source said, “We have an average of 40 cases weekly and they continue to increase because those infected are infecting others; our people are not cooperating. Because of th...