A middle-aged man, Obed Umeojiaka has dragged
his four siblings to court over his rightful
inheritance of the Obi and compound of his late
father in Ifite village Ezinifite, Aguata council area
of Anambra State.
Umeojiaka said he sued his brothers, Emeka,
Ifeanyi and two others, as the first son in
accordance with the custom and tradition of the
community.
In Suit No.AG/7/2019, Obed claimed, among other
things, that while his father was alive, he (Obed)
erected some buildings, including a warehouse
and boys’ quarters within his father’s compound
and fenced them off with an entrance gate.
He said, “My late father, twenty years ago, called
all his male children and gave various
homesteads to us individually outside his father’s
own compound.
“None of us protested, but accepted their
homesteads from our father.â€
According to Obed, he had been in possession
and occupation of the Obi and compound of his
late father until January 2017 when the siblings
allegedly invaded the compound with force.
“After pulling down the fence that protected the
entire compound, they erected a wall fence inside
the compound to separate the main building from
the boys’ quarters and parking lot built inside the
same compound,†he added.
Countering the accusation, however, Obed’s
brothers, in a letter to the police titled “threat to
lifeâ€, alleged his plan to assassinate them.
The brothers who had earlier petitioned the
Inspector General of Police through their lawyer,
Mr Justus Uche Ijeoma, claimed their late father
gave a portion of his compound to two of his
sons.
The letter read partly, “Chukwuemeka and
Sopuluchukwu built their own houses and
partitioned the compound to separate them from
the portion given to the first son, Obed and his
properties based on intervention and decision of
their kinsmen.
“Trouble started when Obed allegedly demolished
our houses, pulled down the fences and entrance
gates as well as walled off an existing four
bedroom bungalow belonging to one of us “to
deny him access to his house and property.â€
While calling for a thorough investigation into the
matter, the brothers said they were law-abiding,
pledging to present themselves for investigation
to taking laws into their hands.
source: thenationonlineng.net/man-drags-siblings-court-land-anambra/
