Posted Date: July 29, 2014
LAND DISPUTE: OKOBIA ISIOMA DECLARED MISSING
The family of Okobia in Abavo in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State have declared Okobia Isioma, the second child of their late brother and uncle, late Okobia Francis missing.
According to a family source who claim anonymity, disclosed that their brother, Okobia Francis, his wife, Okobia Joy, and their first son, Okobia Felix were all murdered by the monarch of their community (Abavo), King Uche Irenuma following a land dispute which began since 2011.
This according to the source has led the surviving children of their late brother to run away from the community for their dear lives as King Uche had threatened to wipe out their entire family to have the land to himself.
The source condemned the wicked desire of King Uche in taking possession of the only land belonging to their late brother Okobia Francis for selfish reasons saying that as the monarch of the Abavo Community that all the land belonged to him. The source further said that their family worry is that the whereabouts of their late brother’s second son; Okobia Isioma has remained unknown to them since the heat of the land dispute in June 2014 made all the children to flee for safety of their lives.
While lamenting that King Uche has continued to rule them with thugs armed to the teeth, the source prayed for the safety of their late brother’s children wherever they are.
Meanwhile, the Okobia family has expressed their worry over the whereabouts of Okobia Isioma, who they said was born on June 1, 1994, dark in complexion, speaks Ika, English, and Pidgin English languages fluently.
Culled Ika Weekly
