No individual (s) has right to issue vacation order to Ijaws in Udu, UUC warns

The Union of Udu Communities, UUC, has warned against a purported 7-day ultimatum handed down by some faceless persons, asking Ijaw people in Udu land to vacate, saying no individual (s) has the right to issue such ultimatum, without the approval and knowledge of Udu leaders.

Fresh Angle International understands that the controversial ultimatum by the ‘faceless persons’, has flying round on social media in form of a small poster.

A statement on Friday, signed by the Secretary-General of the Union of Udu Communities, Hon. Patrick Okorugbo, dismissed the said ultimatum as the handiwork of disgruntled elements, who intend to leverage on the Aladja versus Ogbe-Ijoh land dispute, to cause disaffection between Urhobo and Ijaw ethnic Nationalities.

The statement, warned that whoever is behind the said flyer, should be ready to face the consequences, “as Udu or Urhobo is not ready or preparing to go to war over the dispute, which the state government is already handling”.

The statement informed that the security agencies, have been put on notice and that soon, those behind the flyer would be fished out and brought to book.

The Union of Udu Communities, also allayed the fears that might arise from the said ultimatum, which the faceless and disgruntled elements put between August 11th and 17^th, stressing that there are no Udu war lords anywhere and so, the ultimatum should be discountenanced as antics of dubious war-mongers, who want to cause unwarranted stampede and tension in state.

The statement, also called on community chairmen to be vigilant and to report any untoward activities by hoodlums against settlers to the authorities and security agencies for immediate action, calling on Ijaw settlers in Udu to be calm and go about their duties as no such action and ultimatum is being contemplated by anybody against them in Udu Kingdom.

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