Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri
The deputy governors of Imo and Abia states have intervened in a land dispute between Ihube, Okigwe in Imo State and Uturu, Isuikwuato in Abia State.
The deputy governors of Imo and Abia states, Eze Madumere and Ude Chukwu, respectively, called on the indigenes of the two areas to embrace peace.
Madumere, who said the two sister communities had nothing to gain by taking the law into their own hands, expressed optimism that with the on-the-spot assessment of the land, the governments had begun a process of creating a lasting peace.
Speaking after the two deputy governors accompanied by other government aides from both states visited the disputed land, Madumere said there was no alternative to peace.
He said Imo and Abia states shared many things in common, including cultures, adding that the crisis between the two communities would jeopardise the long…
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