Following the actions of land grabbers, the agrarian Ajaji-Illah nation in Oshimili North Native Executive Segment of Delta Climate has cried out over the non-availability of land for farming.
The nation which is these days within the condition Top Court docket, Akwukwu-Igbo with Delta Climate Executive and Northsworthy Restricted over the alleged forcefully breaking in of land belonging to the nation, accused the condition executive of allegedly leasing out 533.97 hectares in their garden to a non-public company few years in the past chief to litigations.
The spokesman of the nation, Mr Sunday Chukwurah, narrating their ordeal on Thursday in Asaba, the condition capital, mentioned that hour they’re nonetheless combating with the condition executive and Worthy Restricted over unlawful acquisition, some land grabbers are at the prowl to promote the difference land left for the nation.
Chukwurah mentioned, “We the Ajaji-Illah nation are crying out over the invasion of our nation land by means of land grabbers. The nation which is ready half-hour power clear of the condition capital, Asaba, is concerned that regardless of the immense land already engaged by means of Federal and Climate companies.
“Some folks suspected to be executive officers and politicians have been out to breaking in what’s left of our land. We the farmers are actually discovering it tricky to farm because of dearth of land.
“Ajaji-Illah Public was once a meals basket of the condition, in the case of yam, cassava, greens, or even rice farming, however now there’s no land to farm which may be contributing to the rarity of meals within the condition.
“The people of Ajaji-Illah have identified persons in their midst, including an octogenarian, who failed in his bid to covet part of our land. About two weeks ago, this same land grabbers accompanied by some armed policemen were seen pegging a vast portion of our land area at the Ngegwu farm settlement,” he mentioned.
In step with him, the nation juveniles raised alarms later recognizing the land grabbers just for the land grabbers to put in writing a petition to the police authority in Abuja to accuse chief males of prison actions.
“We have also erected bold signposts on both Illah-Asaba road up to the Ngegwu farm axis on the same matter,” he added.
The nation known as at the common community to not have interaction in any land sale transactions with somebody together with her indigenes, decrying the misplaced of area for farming.