Asari Dokubo urges respect for judgment, as court ends 100-year dispute between Rivers communities
The judgment is expected to have significant implications for the long-running boundary and land ownership dispute between the neighbouring communities, though legal observers noted that the matter could still proceed to the Court of Appeal if Usokun Community chooses to challenge the ruling.
The court held that ownership of the disputed Obupiri land had previously been awarded to Obuama Community in Suit No.
By Daniel Abia Port Harcourt — A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has brought a century-old land ownership dispute between Usokun and Obuama communities in Degema Local Government Area to a close, dismissing a suit filed by Usokun Community over the disputed Obupiri land.
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