About two persons have been killed in the protracted land dispute between the people of Umuobor, Akaeze, and their Ogwor neighbours in Ishiagu, both in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

The two neighbouring communities have been at war for over five decades over a vast, fertile land known as Elueke, with many lives lost and properties worth billions of naira destroyed.

The situation forced Governor Francis Nwifuru to declare the disputed land a buffer zone and also set up a committee to find lasting solutions to the crisis.

However, killings, maiming, and destruction still persist. On Monday, an elderly man and woman were killed in the disputed land by suspected warlords.

An activist, Nwoba Chika Nwoba, said he had written to Governor Francis Nwifuru to urgently bring the war to an end but claimed that nothing had been done.

“I got information that these aged persons here were killed in the fight between Ishiagu & Akaeze today in Ivo LGA of Ebonyi State. I had written twice earlier that the governor, Hon. Francis Nwifuru, should do something urgently to bring this to halt, but I’m not sure he has done anything obvious to end the feud.

“These corpses are from Akaeze. I don’t know yet if the Ishiagu side has a casualty. I’m still calling on the Governor to do something to end this lest it becomes too difficult to handle. Every life matters, stakeholders of these two towns should join hands and get this unnecessary conflagration quenched,” he said.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, said he had not received a report of the incident. (Nigerian Tribune)