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Re: The Open Letter To The Governor On The Murder Of Nine (9) Brothers In Adogwu In Ajaokuta Local Government Within 24 Hours -By E.O. Joseph

Published

3 years ago

March 9, 2021

A REJOINDER.

It is wise saying that when a purpose or cause of a thing is unknown abuse or solution is near impossible’’politics is Not to cause animosity or stir insecurity among citizens; it is on this note we reply the writer of the above caption thus.

The writer of the above caption’s sense of reasoning was sub-merge in the ocean of emotional and psychological attenuation hence, he is bereft of any iota of reasonable judgment over fact and evidence about the incessant attack on onyokumu people by Agbo clan of adogwu hence we set the record straight:

The people of Onyokumu and Adogwu have been living peaceful from the time immemorial without any rancor or acrimony.

Until recently when as result of creation of beads(chieftaincy title) and upgrade of traditional title in the Local Government evolve in our political enclave, hence the scrabble and quest to conquer territory and fiefdom among the chiefs.

The above axiomatic variables had lead and maybe the roots of many inter- communal war among villagers in Kogi and other states in Nigeria.

The communal clash between Onyokumu people and Adogwu people started as a result of the quest by the Agbo clan ledby late CHIEF SULEIMAN AGBAJI to caption Onyokumu people as his territory and the resistance of Onyokumu people.

In 2014 late CHIEF SULEIMAN AGBAJI hired mercenaries and crossed to Onyokumu island set houses ablaze , burnt properties and farm produce worth millions of naira. This incident was reported to the then Kogi State commissioner of police and Divisional Police. Officer(DPO) Ajaokuta division, yet due to political manipulation by the paramount ruler of Ajaokuta this hoodlums and assailants were set free.

Worse still in 2015 Adogwu people led by same late CHIEF SULEIMAN AGBAJI hired some mercenaries, crossed to Onyokumu again, destroyed houses, and properties worth millions of naira. That attack was reported to all Security agents in Kogi State, due to political influence of the paramount chief of Ajaokuta, the assailants were not yet brought to book. To salvage the situation. In 2015, the Aboko people of Onyonukumu sued the agbo clan of Adogwu in SUIT NO IDHC/2/ 2015 PENDING BEFORE KOGI STATE HIGH COURT

In 2017, there was yet another attack against Onyokumu people by the Adogwu people who crisscrossed to Onyokumu in their usual manner, destroy properties, houses and farm produce, worth millions of naira, all cry by onyokumu people to all the security apparatus within prove abortive hence leaving the lives of Onyokumu people at the mercy of late CHIEF SULEIMAN AGBAJI who had a son called SALIFU SULEIMAN AGBAJI who is a military officer, who had also vowed to continue to use his military connection to supply arms and ammunitions to the people of Adogwu .the people of nyokumu in bid to defend themselves , one DANLAMI USMAN was murdered in cold blood and others still missing up to the present time.

In 2021 the Adogwu people crossed to Onyokumu, destroyed house and killed one DANSEBE AUDU and many others still missing.

From the above chronicles of the attacks on Onyokumu people, at all material time, there have never been any incident of Onyokumu people crossing to Adogwu to attack, kill, destroy or burn properties, yet, Mr, Donat who is one of the perennial and perpetual assailant on Onyokumu people without any iota shame and respect for their victims seizes the opportunity as the media aid to Ajaokuta Local Government Chairman to come to thisopen space(social media) to virtubrate his emotional dilution and vicious propensity with impunity thinking that he can dissuade Our own digital and detribalized governor against the people of onyokumu over adogwu atrocities on Onyokumu people.

The communal clash between Adogwu and Onyokumu people is been fan by Ohi of Eganyi who is been brain washed by Adogwu people that Onoykumu people pay allegiance to Onu Aboko in Idah while Adogwu people pay allegiance to Ohi of Eganyi

it base on the above misinformation that Ohi of Egahi went to State SCID and influence the released all the assailants who crossed to Onyokumu to attacked Onyokumu people and killed them

It is pertinent to bring to the notice of general public and onlooker, or reader that Adogwu people and Onyokumu people are both Igala speaking people who migrated from Idah, both are from the same Local Government (Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State) all voted in Ajaokuta Local Government and even intermarry from time immemorial.

The Ohi of Egahi and Chairman Ajaokuta Local Government traditional council is now blowing embers of war between Adogwu people and Onyokumu people instead of been an instrument of peace and tranquility

They have also resort to using media to mislead the public to divert the attention of the public from their atrocities against the people of Onyokumu

these are the names of Adogwu people behind the attrocities on onyokumu people: