Oko Community Crisis: Court fines Ekwueme

Anambra State High Court sitting at Aguata and presided over by Justice Peter Obiora, yesterday, fined the traditional ruler of Oko, Igwe Laz Ekwueme and President-General of the town union, Mr. Cyprian Nwamuo, N200,000 for allegedly ostracizing a high chief in the community, Chief Ephraim Offorma.
Justice Obiora also nullified the banishment of Offormah by the monarch and the President-General at a meeting held at the residence of the traditional ruler on March 31.
It will be recalled that Chief Offorma and 12 other indigenes of Oko had, since march this year, been banished for asking the Federal Government to renew the tenure of the rector of Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Professor Godwin Onu