Anambra Governor Charles Soludo has set up a judicial commission of inquiry into the clash between Aguleri and Umuoba Anam communities, with four months to submit its report.
The commission is to examine petitions, complaints and historical grievances arising from the dispute in Anambra East Local Government Area. Soludo also directed security agencies to maintain a round-the-clock presence in the affected areas.
The decisions followed a peace meeting at the Government House in Awka, according to a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Christian Aburime. The resolutions included an immediate ceasefire and prosecution of those responsible for the violence.
Soludo said the government would help rebuild the Idigo Palace, the royal residence in Aguleri that was destroyed during the clash.
Community leaders at the meeting condemned the killings and destruction of property. Retired Justice Charles Okaa, speaking for Umueri as an observer, urged the government to enforce the 1982 Supreme Court judgment concerning boundary matters between Umueri and Aguleri.
Premium Times reported that at least five people had been killed in the renewed violence. The state government previously closed Otuocha Market, a development NaijaTrend reported here.
The dispute involves competing claims to land around the Anambra River and adjoining areas. Premium Times reported that the government referred it to the State Boundary Committee in 2025.
Sources: Punch, Premium Times
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