Warri Customary Tenancy: Neither FG, IGP or AIG Garba, has power to speak on issue settled by court - Aginejuone

Popular community leader of Itsekiri extraction, Oritseweyinmi Emmanuel Agbonekuya Aginejuone, has countered the Assistant Inspector - General of Police, Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin City, AIG Salman - Dogo Garba, saying the AIG has no right to stop any stakeholder, particularly Itsekiris from referring to the Ijaws and Urhobos in Warri Federal Constituency as customary tenants.                                                 

Aginejuone, who spoke to Fresh Angle International Saturday June 21, whilst reacting to statements credited to the AIG, said neither the Federal government, the Inspector - General of Police or the AIG, has right to speak on the "customary tenancy agreement" already settled by competent courts.                        

The Omadino Community leader, who cited relevant court cases in support of his position, averred that the warning by AIG Salman - Dogo Garba, purportedly on behalf of the Inspector - General of Police, was tantamount to contempt of court.                                                  

He asserted: "There have been a trending publication that the AIG Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin City, said Itsekiris should not call Ijaws or Urhobos living in Warri Federal Constituency, tenants. The AIG, has no such power, not even the IGP or Federal government. 

"The issue of landlord and tenancy between Itsekiri versus Ijaw and Urhobo, has since been settled in court."                          

The self - styled veteran litigant of over 35 years, who cited cases to back his claim , declared: " What the AIG said, is contempt of court . A wise policeman who knows that the matter, has been settled in court, ought not to give directive contrary to court decisions.                        

" I challenge the AIG to show me where the 1999 constitution, as amended, gave him the right to speak on a matter the highest court in the country, had made pronouncement on. "Even if the matter was still in court, he has no constitutional right to speak on it."

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