Nigeria: Displaced Communities Cry out over Land Grabbing in Rivers

Apr 6, 2026 | Dennis Naku
Punch Nigeria
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Indigenes of 17 Ogoni communities who were displaced in 1994 during the military regime of late Sani Abacha have raised the alarm over a renewed threat of land grabbing on their ancestral lands. The communities said their land, which spans three local government areas of Rivers State, is allegedly being encroached upon by foreigners in connivance with neighbouring communities, who are said to be unlawfully selling portions of it.