Following the declaration by High Court Effurun, nullifying the purported acquisition of parts of Ohore one land by the Nigerian Army, there was jubilation in Uvwie local government Area of Delta State.
Hundreds of Uvwie indigenes mostly those from Ohore one danced and sang along major roads in Uvwie local Government Area thanking God for the legal victory.
They also appreciated the judiciary for restoring their land to them.
Our Correspondent, reports that the Victory walk terminated at the palace of the Ovie of Uvwie kingdom.
The people of Ohore one and Uvwie had waited to sing the songs of victory for ten years.
They had taken the bold move to reclaim their land from the Nigerian Military to the High court in Effurun in 2014.
They said the Nigeria Army represented by the Nigerian Army 3 Battalion, Effurun baracks extended their hands far beyond what was legally acquired from them in the early sixties.
As the News of the legal victory filtered out, the Uvwie people including some palace chiefs took to the streets in celebration.
The people thanked the Ovie of Uvwie kingdom HRM Dr Emmanuel Sideso ,JP OON Abe I for the relentless effort in ensuring that Uvwie kingdom got justice over the land issue.
The elated Ovie of Uvwie kingdom,HRM Dr Emmanuel Sideso ,JP OON Abe I who was moved by the crowd joined them in the victory song.
Narrating, the Uvwie monarch revealed that parts of Ohore one land was conceded to the army in 1964 after the Federal Government said it wanted to build the main campus of the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA
He added that the military academy was eventually located in Kaduna and that the federal government decided to use the acquired land for the building of army barracks now known as 3 Battalion Barracks, Effurun.
Abe I further added that when the construction of the barracks was completed in 1979, a large portion of the land was unused.
He said the army rather than returning the remaining land to the owners who need it for their survival, started selling the land to investors and speculators while other parts were rented out to small-time traders in the Mammy Market.
He said the total portion of land acquired in 1975 was 4,640 acres and that another 436 acres of land was acquired Without the approval of Uvwie people.
The Ovie of Uvwie thanked the judiciary, Chief Victor Otomewo, his chiefs and all those who stood firmly to ensure that justice prevailed.
