*We are not going not leave the land - Pastor boasted
By
Our Reporter
The National Apostolic church of Nigeria (INC) faith Alive Centre
branch 2, mission road, Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area, Delta State,
has allegedly to have illegally acquired Odhoko Ikor family parcel of
Land situated at Utoho/Emega land in Esekpe Otuloho bush, Uruto quarter, Ozoro.
According to the family
who are duly represented by Mr. Peter Ikor, Chief Joseph Ubeleke and Mrs.
Christiana Ede (Nee Ikor) confirmed to imirroronline that, to their utmost
surprise on the 2nd day of July, 2017, the Pastor and members of the church with their
workers unlawfully entered the family land and started constructing a building
foundation with a fence.
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| The fence that was constructed by National Apostolic church of Nigeria branch II, Mission road Ozoro, in the parcel of Odhoko Ikor family land |
They also reiterate that,
on the same day the family swung into action and arrested the Pastor and
members of the church with the workers to the Ozoro Divisional Police
Headquarter, were they discovered that some persons namely: Miller Obaro Ikor,
Francis Ikor, Egbamuno Ikor, Friday Ikor and Ubara Omaro had unlawfully
sold a piece of land to the Pastor of the National Apostlic Church Branch II,
Ozoro , noting that the aforementioned persons are ordinary members of the
family, that they do not have the authority to sell the family land.
They further revealed
that, the Police advised the Church to dialogue with the family. However, the
family made it known to the Church and the Police that, they are not selling
the parcel of land.
The family members also
revealed that the Church vandalized the original foundation laid by Mrs.
Christiana Ede (Nee Ikor) in the parcel of land and also used the blocks she
molded to construct a fence and the building, saying that the acts and actions
of the Church is criminal and dastardly.
The family further
revealed that despite the advise by the Police to the Church to stop work and
dialogue with the Odhoko Ikor family they still went ahead with the
construction of the building and fencing of the land.
It was also revealed by
the family, that the Pastor of the Church is boasting that they will never
leave the land for the family.
However the family has
made it clear to the Church that they did not sell the land to them, they are
not even ready to sell the land to the Church, noting that, it is a cardinal
rule of custom in Isoko of which Ozoro is part of, that ordinary members of the
family cannot sell family land without the consent of the family Elders.
They therefore advise the
Church to remove their structure from the land, that refusal to do so will lead
to litigation.
All effort by imirroronline to hear the view of the Church prove abortive as they were unwilling to talk to
our correspondent.
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