28/04/2026
The reported communal conflict between Adiko Community in Obi and Etee Community in Oju is tragic, deeply saddening, and utterly unacceptable. The injurious harms meted out at one another and destruction of homes is a wound to all of us in Igede land, and it must end immediately.
No dispute over land can ever justify the spilling of Igede blood or the burning of homes. We condemn this violence in the strongest terms, because when one part of Oju/Obi bleeds, the whole constituency suffers.
At this moment, true courage is not in retaliation but in restraint. We appeal to every youth and community member involved to lay down all weapons and choose peace. You cannot defend your heritage by destroying the very people and homes that carry it.
This is also the hour for leadership. We are calling on our revered elders, traditional rulers, and religious leaders across Oju and Obi to rise without delay and open the doors to dialogue and reconciliation. Every grievance has a table where it can be settled as against a battlefield. Ol'eru Innocent Adoga is ready to support any sincere process that restores brotherhood and calm.
To the security agencies working to contain this crisis, we say thank you. We urge you to continue protecting all lives and property with utmost professionalism, impartiality, and restraint. And to our people, we plead: cooperate with them. They are there to stop the bleeding, not to take sides.
Igede land is big enough for all of us. We have farmed together, schooled together, traded together, and buried our dead together. That shared history must now be stronger than any division. The cycle of violence only guarantees that our children will inherit ashes.
As a House of Representatives hopeful, Innocent Adoga speaks for all of Oju/Obi. We cannot attract development, jobs, or federal attention while we are at war with ourselves. Our future is tied together; Adiko and Etee, Oju and Obi.
Let us stand firmly for peace, justice, and the well-being of every community in Oju/Obi Federal Constituency. We empathize and share in the pain of every family affected by this sad occurrence. We stand with every child forced from home, every farmer cut off from his land, every trader whose livelihood is now in ruins.
We also enjoin everyone to choose life over land. Choose each other over anger. Choose peace, today.
Think Igede Growth.
Ol'eru Innocent Adoga
Through: OLERU MEDIA