The Enugu State Government has dismissed claims that the National Boundary Commission (NBC) ceded Ette, a border community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, to Kogi State.
In a statement issued on Friday, the Secretary of the Enugu State Boundary Committee, Dr. Solomon Ejim, assured residents of Ette, Igbo-Eze North LGA, and the state at large that the NBC has not published any report or decision regarding the long-standing interstate land dispute.
The statement read, “The attention of the Enugu State Government has been drawn to a fake and misleading online report claiming that the National Boundary Commission (NBC) has made a decision on the age-long interstate boundary dispute between Enugu State and Kogi State to the effect that Ette community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State has been administratively ceded to Kogi State. The Enugu State Government wishes to state categorically that the report is fake. The Director-General of NBC has also been contacted by the government and he vehemently debunked and disowned the report as outrightly false and not emanating from the Commission.”
Dr. Ejim urged residents to disregard the false report and avoid anxiety, stating that no resolution has been reached by the NBC regarding the Enugu-Kogi boundary issue. He encouraged citizens to continue with their normal activities without concern over the misinformation.
He further noted that he was legally allocated a parcel of land after making a genuine payment for the establishment of the University of Sports, which has since become a beneficial institution within the community.
