Land Grab: Violence Erupt At Ogheghe Community in Egor LGA of Edo State
Residence of Ogheghe Community in Edo State woke up to a shocking scene of violence in their community when some of the community boys aka, "area boys" who usually go around demanding for community development levies and land grabbing succeeded in matchetting a woman to her death identified as Mrs F. Ogbeide (Nee Omosigho). It was learnt that the gruesome incidence happened after the "area boys" traced the victim to her home, when an altercation with the deceased's son and family members occurred in connection with a feud with the family regarding a landed property belonging to the Ogbeides'. Eye witnesses said the fracas has been on for a while, but that on Saturday 28th February 2015, events escalated when the gang engaged one of the sons of the deceased in a brutal fight leading to the son sustaining severe injuries. It is alleged that the woman's son engaged one of the area boys in a fight and in trying to defend himself injured the gang leader