Piqued by an alleged malicious publication against the suspended Enogie of Ehor in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo state, Pa David Igiehor JP, over illegal sale of the community land, concerned indigenes of the community have debunked the allegation.
A statement by the secretary of the indigenes, Mr Best Osaro ldahosa noted that the news item, which was anchored by one Asaba, Delta State journalist, one Nosa Akenzua and published in an online media on Friday June 13th, 2025 is a calculated attempt by the petitioner, Mr Richard lrabor to smear the image of the Enogie.
In the petition, it was alleged that the suspended Enogie had since his suspension by the Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare II, sold several community lands running into millions of Naira used in mobilizing some youths of the area to beg the Benin monarch at the palace gate in Benin City for mercy.
Mr. Idahosa said that the report is a calculated attempt to provoke further controversy between the Enogie and the palace of the Oba of Benin in order to continue to fuel the previous suspension recently handed out to the Enogie and others by the revered monarch.
The statement read in part: "It is generally not the tradition of the Enogie to respond to false and inaccurate news items but we are constrained to do so this time because of the underserved, embarrassment and denigrating innuendos our beloved and highly esteemed suspended Enogie, Pa David E. Igiehor (JP) faced arising from the mischievous and distasteful news of land grabbing against him.
"For the purpose of clarity, there was never a time the Enogie either by himself, privies, agents or servants now or before he was suspended by the monarch for a different issue already been addressed by some concerned indigenes of the dukedom embarked in an unholy act of illegal sale of community lands."
He continued: "We view the news report of such serious and criminal issue of land grabbing as a calculated and ill motivated effort to portray the Enogie in bad light.
"We challenged the petitioner and writer to provide concrete evidence to support these claims as the publication is driven by hatred and ulterior motives aimed at fueling the continuous suspension of the Enogie."
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