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Igbinovia Ovbokhan Kelvin, the Ohen of Okhoromi community, Oredo Local Government council, Edo state has been arrested by police over alleged attempted murder, assault, cultism and other related offences.
Kelvin who is an alleged suspected land grabber in the neighborhood was arrested after a petition was filed to the Force Criminal Investigation Department of the Nigeria Police Force, Abuja on February 25, 2025.
The petition, titled “Re: A case of Attempted Murder, Assault, Threat to life, Violence, Criminal intimidation, Stealing, Cultism and Conduct Likely To Cause Breach of Peace,” led to Kelvin’s arrest on March 26, 2025.
In 2021, the same Ohen Ovbokhan was also accused by tipper drivers in the of criminally attacking her members. Tipper association send SOS to Gov. Obaseki, Benin Monarch Over landed Properties
finding revealed that the union have done everything humanly possible to get the attention of Gov Godwin Obaseki, Oba of Benin over their landed properties being destroy in Okhuoromi community, airport road axis, Oredo local government area, Edo state.
The Ohen of Okhuoromi, Priest Ovbokhan during a press briefing had informed newsmen that the association chairman gave a suspension order on sand supply in Okhuoromi and environs over a personal matter.
Com Austin Uhunmwangho made the appeal while reacting to the purported press briefing by the Ohen of Okhuoromi, Priest Ovbokhan over the suspension of the association activities in the community and it’s environs.
He said suspension of tipper drivers association in any road linking to Okhuoromi became necessary owning to the cruel and unpleasant activities of Priest Ovbokhan, who now result to demolition and seizure of legally acquired properties in the community.
According to him, the Ohen collected my personal land measuring 100 by 100. He also collected that of my members with recourse.
“As for my land, I have erected a building on it, the Ohen went there and demolished the building, divided the land into two parts saying he want to use half it after series of payment and even when the issue had been resolved by the palace of our Royal father and the office of the deputy governor.
“For these two of my members, Ehiosu Friday and Kehinde Olime he also collected theirs, he tricked them to pay another money of about seven hundred thousand naira (700,000:00) for settlement yet no land to show, he used our moulded blocks to demarcate the land and sell it to another developer.
“Even when my members ask of the other payment made for settlement, the youths leader (Okaeghele) said that ‘no goat gets to the venue of elders council meeting and go back same way’ and that was how we ended up paying for nothing.
“Fine some of us who bought from their neighboring community which the said area has been given to them, we did a different settlement with them (Okhuoromi) and today he is saying we can not develop our land. Look at the community approval.
the organized association, we can not be supplying them sand to develop our lands forcefully collected from us. The suspension of sand supply stand while we wait for concern authorities who care to intervene.
“He also collected other lands bought from him directly by my members. We have it on good authorities that same way he collected our lands is how he is collecting other person’s land in the community. The Oba of Benin should as a matter of urgency remove him from that position of Ohen.
“They are saying is a personal matter, how can you separate the chairman and his members from tipper association. Those lands belongs to tipper drivers and our vehicles can not supply anyone in that axis.
It was gathered that the arrest was made in connection with an alleged land grabbing and threat to life incident now facing possible charges which includes; atempted murder where he was accused of trying to take someone’s life over a land belonging to the bearer of the petition.
