{
  "id": 18209599,
  "title": "Monarchs trade blame as Rivers’ land dispute causes panic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/monarchs-trade-blame-as-rivers-land-dispute-causes-panic-18209599",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T00:12:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/monarchs-trade-blame-as-rivers-land-dispute-causes-panic/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The land dispute between the Woji Community and Chief Emeka Ihunwo has caused panic among the natives of Woji Community in Evo Kingdom, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The dispute is over the ancestral land called Gbalajam, which has been illegally sold by Chief Emeka Ihunwo for the past 13 years without proper legal recourse. Traditional ruler of Evo Kingdom, His Majesty Leslie Eke, accused Chief Emeka Ihunwo of this illegal activity and warned the public not to deal with Ihunwo regarding landed property in the community. Ihunwo, however, claimed that Eze Eke encroached on the community’s land despite ongoing litigation and accused Eze Eke of arriving at the disputed land area with an excavator and groups of young men, questioning their presence in the community.",
  "summary": "Two traditional rulers in Rivers State, Leslie Eke and Emeka Ihunwo, are trading blame over a disputed ancestral land in Woji, causing panic in the communi Read More: https://punchng.com/monarchs-trade-blame-as-rivers-land-dispute-causes-panic/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}