The incident occurred in the disputed land between people of Ezinano community in Awka and Umuzuocha Community both in the same council area.
It was the quick intervention of the State Commissioner of Police, CP Obono Nnaghe Itam who ordered that all the parties leave the scene immediately that averted a possible bloodbath.
Our Correspondent gathered that people of Ezinano Community in Awka had stormed their ancestral land on hearing that members of Umuzuocha community who have been laying claim to the land have started erecting buildings indiscriminately on the disputed land only to be confronted by several plain clothed police operatives who laid siege to the area.
It was learnt that Ezinano people on arrival were ordered by the SARS Operatives to leave the land or be sent to their early graves, a development which prompted them to raise the alarm and urgently call on CP Obono Nnaghe Itam to come to their rescue and to wade into the matter.
The people, during the stalemate, protested against police invasion of their land.
Mrs. Gloria Chiama, a farmer, called on the relevant authorities to discipline some members of the police meddling in matters of land dispute between communities.
Contacted for comments, Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Command, Tochi Ikenga said leaders of the communities should explore the right communication channels to report their grievances and never resort to self-help.
Recall that elders and leaders of the Ezinano Community had earlier written a petition dated September 11, 2024 to the chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC) which was copied to the Presidency, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Complaint Response Unit of the Police Force Headquarters Abuja and Commissioner of Police, Anambra State against a senior police officer over alleged meddlesomeness in the same land.
