Idoma Day USA: Robbers, kidnappers have taken over our land – Och’Idoma

The paramount ruler of Idoma nation, HRM Chief Elaigwu Odogbo (Och’Idoma V) has decried the activities of criminals in Idoma land.

The monarch lamented that Idoma youths have fallen prey to the deception of cultism, violent gangs, drugs and cyber fraud popularly known as Yahoo, Yahoo, IDOMA VOICE reports.

The royal father stated this in a speech he presented to delegates at the Idoma Association in Bloomington MN, USA during the weekend.

Despite the many hiccups, the monarch said he sees a new Idoma nation rising, asserting that “We shall defeat them because anywhere the oppressed unite, the oppressor will always become the victim.”

He also called on the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria to turn their searchlight of infrastructural development on the nine Local Government Areas of Idoma land “where our community link roads are in a bad state of repair and require urgent attention.”

His words, “I am deeply concerned about the rising wave of crime in Idoma land. Robberies, kidnappings, theft and communal clashes are fast taking over our land. Our youth have fallen prey to the deception of cultism, violent gangs, drugs and cyber fraud popularly known as Yahoo, Yahoo.
These practices are alien to the Idoma nation where we believe in the virtue of hard work and earning a living from honest labour. During my reign, there will be zero tolerance for crime as we birth a new Idoma land of peace, safety and honesty by all and for all. To this end, our youth who are engaged in these nefarious activities must retrace their steps or face the full wrath of the law.

“We will commit to building a sustainable cross-border policy anchored on mutual prosperity and safety with all our neighbours, through intelligence sharing and collaboration against crime. The State and Local Governments can count on us as veritable partners in security and peace-building.

“Idoma land has in recent times come under unprovoked attacks by bandits, militants and criminal elements. These attacks have left many of my sons and daughters dead with scores of them displaced and property destroyed. From Agatu to Okpokwu to Oju to Ado, my people are still facing threats on their farmlands. While we call on the Federal Government to live up to its constitutional responsibilities of the protection of lives and property of its citizens, I urge all of our people to rise in defence of our common rights to live in peace and to engage in our economic activities for our individual and collective prosperity. I want to put it on record that the Idoma nation has never been conquered before and will never be reduced to slaves in a modern dispensation, not on my watch.”