A long-standing land ownership battle in Ujara Ukwuakwu, located in the Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State, has finally reached a resolution. Officials from the Abia State High Court in Umuahia recently carried out a Writ of Possession, effectively concluding a legal conflict that originated in 1949.
This enforcement action, directed by Justice Chido Nwakamma under suit No. HU/66M/2025, follows a landmark 1984 judgment. Court representatives traveled to Arochukwu on Tuesday to formally transfer documentation to the Ukwuakwu Ututu community and establish their ownership markers on the contested property.
Ezeogo Michael Ogbonnaya, the traditional ruler of Ukwuakwu Ututu, stated that the history of this dispute began on July 8, 1949, at the Ututu Native Court. Following initial rulings in their favor, the community secured a definitive High Court judgment in 1984, which was later upheld by the Port Harcourt Court of Appeal in 1991. With no subsequent appeals to the Supreme Court, the matter is legally closed.
The traditional leader expressed relief that the decades of friction have concluded, noting that his community previously suffered losses to their rubber plantations during the conflict. He has now called for reconciliation and urged the neighboring Obinto community to respect the final court directive.
