ASSOCIATION OF JUSTICES OF PEACE GIVES THANKS TO GOD AT AGBOR.

The Association of the Justices of peace in Ika south Local Government area, has thanked God for the life of the state Governor senator Ifeanyi Okowa and for the members of the association.

Speaking shortly after a Thanksgiving service by the Justices of peace at St. Columba's catholic church Agbor, the chairman of the association and member Delta state board of trustees, Ambassador Chief Hetty Ajuebon Egbarin JP+, also commended the state governor for his prosperity agenda for all Deltans.

Ambassador Egbarin who said the association has a mandate to mediate in the affairs between the state and its indigenes, urged government to be more courteous in dealing with its citizens.

They prayed God to grant the state governor wisdom to continue to pilot the affairs of the state and for peace to continue to reign in every areas of the state. The Justices of the peace also urged members of the public to be law abiding in their daily activities and ensure that peace is the order of the day.

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DELTA STATE CHIEF JUDGE COMMISSIONS NEW MAGISTRATE COURT AT IGBODO.

The Delta state Chief Judge, Justice Marshal Umukoro, has commissioned a new magistrate court at Igbodo in Ika North-East Local Government Area of the state. Speaking during the ocassion, Justice Umukoro urged the people of Igbodo not to imitate the “deviants in Ogwashi-Uku court". He maintained that with the establishment of the Igbodo Magistrate’s Court, the arraignment of criminal suspects will no longer be at the magistrate’s court at Umunede, adding that “the jurisdiction of the Igbodo Magistrate’s Court includes Igbodo, Ekwuoma, Ute Ugbeojei and Owerre Olubor communities.” Enjoining the Police to provide security for the presiding magistrate during court sessions, he appealed to the pioneer members of staff of the court to exhibit the highest form of commendable conduct “devoid of cheating, extortion, bribery and corruption as anyone caught in such acts would be dealt with severely.” Emphasizing that the Igbodo Magistrate’s Court should be protected, Umukoro stress...

IKA ROYAL FATHERS

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IKA IRIGIN

THE ORIGINS AND HISTORY OF IKA PEOPLE Ika communities mostly comprise the following: Agbor, Owa, Umunede, Mbiri, Abavo, Orogodo, Otolokpo, Igbodo, Ute-Okpu, Ute-Ugbeje, Idumuesah, Akumazi, Ekpon (Edo State), Igbanke (Edo State), Inyelen Edo State). The Ika people are specifically located in the North-West of Delta State but some like Igbanke, Inyelen and Ekpon are presently located in Edo State. Other Ika communities found in Edo State are Owanikeke, Owa-Riuzo Idu and Igbogili. Specifically, Ika people occupy Ika North East and Ika South Local Government Areas of Delta State and a land area of about 117.45 square kilometres. Since the 2006 population census did not stipulate the official figure for ethnic groups, the total population figure of the Ika people remains officially unknown. The dialect of Ika people is Igboid group (Williamson, 1968). This according to him is because it has no noticeable difference from the general Igbo language spoken within the Anioma area only w...

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