There was a mild drama on Saturday between the Igbo Community Association and the police in Plateau State as Ndigbo crowned Prof. Joseph Obilom as the Eze Igbo 11 of Jos.
The police had on Friday advised the community
against the installation, claiming the Police Commissioner, Mr. Emmanuel
Ayeni, received a letter from Gbong Gwom Jos, Gyang Buba, that the
event should not hold.
The state governor, Jonah Jang, was also said to have
instructed the Commander of the Task Force, Maj. Gen. Henry Ayoola, to
dismantle all the security apparatus he had initially put up for the
ceremony.
As early as 7.30 on Saturday, a detachment of
policemen had cordoned off the Rwang Pam Stadium, venue of the event
awaiting some Igbo leaders who had vowed to go on with the ceremony.
However, as the police waited for them at the
stadium, little did they know that Obilom had been crowned the previous
night at Crest Hotel and Gardens.
So it was only the bewildered men of the force, who
were at the stadium as no member of the community came near the venue on
Saturday.
Among those who witnessed the event our correspondent
gathered were a former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka
Ezeife, leader of the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra, Chief
Ralph Uwazuruike, Chief Nduka Eya, notable comedian, Chief Chika Okpala
and Ezeigbo of Abuja, Eze Ibe Nwosu, who led a delegation of Igbo
traditional rulers from across the country.
Meanwhile, after his coronation, Obilom said his
choice was that of the people and nobody had the right to deny Ndigbo
the leader of their choice.
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