BREAKING: Och’Otukpo orders herdsmen to vacate Otukpo land with immediate effect

PRESS RELEASE.

Following the attack on Otukpo Nobi Village in Otukpo District on Sunday 12th July 2026 by armed herders, the Ochotukpo Odu, Chief Dr John Eimonye OON JP has directed that all herders vacate every part of Otukpo land with immediate effect. 

This decision comes in response to growing concerns that their continued presence has posed a serious threat to the safety and well-being of the peaceful people of Otukpo kingdom.

This directive should not be interpreted as an act of prejudice or profiling against any group. Rather, it is the heartfelt appeal of a deeply concerned leader and father who is seeking to protect the lives, security, and peace of his people in the face of repeated security challenges.

The royal father while lamenting the ugly incidence decried the continued negligence of his people who are left at the mercy of these marauding herders.

He vowed that Otukpo District under his watch will never be captured by any interest and categorically stated that the people of Otukpo Abakwu Kingdom will defend their land at all costs.

Chief Udeh Adole 

Secretary Otukpo District Traditional Council.