The Chairman of Koko-diagbene Community, Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South West Local government Area of Delta state, Comrade Sherif Mulade has pleaded for calm on a feud between the people of Aladja in Udu Local Government Area of the state and the people of Ogbe-Ijoh/Isaba in Warri South West Local Government Area.
Also, a group-the Foundation for Human Right and Anti-Corruption Crusade[FHRACC] yesterday accused the Delta state government of mismanaging the crisis.
It urged the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa led administration to intervene in the crisis with a view to restoring peace in the warring communities.
In a statement signed by FHRACC's National President, Alaowei Cleric, the group urged the government and security agencies to do the needful in order not to escalate the crisis.The group while urging Governor Okowa to take pro-active measures in addressing the issues once and for all, appealed to monarchs of Ogbe-Ijoh, Isaba and Udu Kingdoms to call their subjects to order, as our struggle for a better Niger Delta region cannot be achieved without the unity of all the ethnic groups in the region.
The statement reads: "We have had bitter pills to swallow in terms of ethnic crisis and cannot afford to have another at this critical period of our country's existence. With the way this crisis is being handled, the Ijaws and the Urhobos have a longstanding historical ties and these bond should not be severed by the two disputing communities from both sides."
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