This
is the outcome of a police investigation, following a petition to the
IGP written against Prince Nwoko by some members of the community
including one Mr. Chris Aligbe and others, all indigenes of Idumuje
Ugboko.
The
petitioners in a letter dated 6th August 2020, had alleged among other
things that Prince Nwoko a lawyer and business man, had in the past four
years unleashed terror on the community, particularly against a
claimant to the throne prince Chukwunonso Nwoko ” for not allowing him
to take over peasant farmer ancestral land”.
But
according to the report released by the office of the IGP monitoring
unit, Force headquarters Abuja signed by Assistant Commissioner of
Police ACP A. A Elleman, Ned Nwoko in 2000, ” applied for a parcel of
land in the Idumuje ugboko community which was approved ” and ” from
available documents, the application was processed and endorsed with the
consent of the then Obi of Idumuje ugboko kingdom HRM Obi Albert Nwoko
111, now late where 33.4 hectares of land was given to him” .
The
IGP report furthered noted that at variance with the complainants claim
of land grabbing, Nwoko “through his company, ( Linas International
Ltd) requested for additional 90 hectares of land from the same
community through the traditional council for the establishment of Golf
Course and Sports university”
The
report also stated that after the request was considered,the community
and Nwoko entered into Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) “which was
signed by both parties and their representatives and there after the
land was consummated, Certificate of Customary Right of Occupancy for
same was issued to him by Aniocha North local government Area”
”
That in 2016,the documents concerning the land transactions…became a
subject of petition which was investigated by Delta state Police command
and Ned Nwoko was exonerated,while Prince Chukwunonso Nwoko and Others
were charged to court for alleged offence of forgery ”
”
That in May 2019, Prince Chukwunonso Nwoko and ten others were charged
to court for alleged conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism while
“investigation could not reveal any act of terrorism against Ned Nwoko
as alleged by the complainants”
The
report also debunked as false and baseless allegations of complicity
between the police and Ned Nwoko to unleash terror on Idumuje ugboko and
asserted that the community had been embroiled in long standing land
disputes and charges of acts of mayhem against some persons which are
pending in different courts of competent jurisdiction which are not
within the purview of the police.
”
Thus, it is therefore recommended that, while the parties be advised to
maintain peace and wait for the outcome of civil suits pending in
courts, the complainants be charged to court for offence of making false
statement to public officers with intent contrary to section 125 (a)
and (b) of criminal code law” The IGP report stated.
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