AHANONU KINGSLEY BLOG

The crisis rocking Okwunaezigwe autonomous community has taken another dimension with the beating and hospitalization of Mr Onuwa. In his continuous bid to arrest his supposed saboteurs, the man in the picture of the ezeship crisis rocking Okwunaezigwe autonomous community was allegedly attacked on Monday. It was gathered that Mr Onuwa, alias Ojiegbe-azaoku led a company of police officers in their Hilux vans to Umuezigwe for supposed arrest when he was attacked and mercilessly beaten by the youths of the village. His car was smashed even as it was alleged that the security men who accompanied him fled. However, after taking him to the hospital, the police men in their vans, who by now were reinforced, were seen heading to Umuezigwe for unknown mission as at the time of reporting. Mr Onuwa, allegedly banking in the euphoria of the quietude he has instilled on the inhabitants of Umuwada, one of the villages in the community, through the arrest and threat of more, felt buoyed b...

The decision of the Imo State government to recognize Chief Chris Adigo as the Eze in the kingship tussle of Okwunaezigwe in Amuzi, Obowo LGA, might not have gone well with one of contenders, whose action seems to have plunged the community into crisis. It was gathered that uneasiness began to rear its head when one of the aspirants, apparently dissatisfied by the decision to recognize his opponent.  Mr.  Onuwa commonly known as Ojiegbe-azaoku, began the wanton arrest of those he felt  sabotaged his inordinate bid. The villages of Umuwada, Umuezigwe and Umuochieze that formed parts of the autonomous community are presently in fear and hiding following the onslaught of security men who constantly parade the villages at the leading of the said Onuwa. It would be recalled that following the inability to peacefully resolve their ezeship issue, the governor of Imo State, OK orchard,  had summoned some of the autonomous communities for a parley in Owerri. It was at t...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday addressed the nation in a national broadcast to mark the 57th independent anniversary of the country. In his speech, the president congratulated Nigerians for what he described as "a day for thanksgiving, reflections and re-dedication". He said," October 1st remains a special day for all Nigerians as this marks the day when we attained one of the most precious of human desires — freedom...It is a day for thanksgiving, reflections and re-dedication. " Mr Buhari used the opportunity to speak on the growing calls for restructuring, saying that though it is a rational call, it is one that should be properly channeled to the National and states assemblies which, according to him is "the the proper and legal fora for National debate." He berated the recent methods of the call which he said has allowed "highly irresponsible groups to call for dismemberment of the country." On agitations for secession, he s...