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Oruku-Umuode communal conflict: Enugu govt nullifies harmonised boundary agreement
The Enugu State Government has nullified a hitherto gazetted Harmonised Boundary Agreement signed by two warring communities- Oruku and Umuode.
The two neighbouring communities have not known peace for years despite intervention of successive administrations in the State.
Several lives and properties have been lost to mayhem being unleashed in the area.
Upon assumption of office, the immediate past administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi initiated moves to reconcile the communities.
Part of such moves was the gazetting of an agreement said to have been reached by the communities.

However, the killings continued unabated until the end of the Ugwuanyi administration.
It was learnt that before Ugwuanyi left office, his administration gazetted a counter document invalidating the boundary agreement.
The immediate past Governor signed the document on May 26, 2023.
The document obtained in Enugu reads:
“Oruku and Umuode Communities have been engaged in bitter communal hostilities for over 3 decades;
“Attempts had been made by past administrations both military and civilian to stop the lingering war and hostilities between the communities, notably Navy Captain Adewumi Agbaje, Col. Sule Ahman and Governor Sullivan Chime administrations;
“The Oruku and Umuode Communities allegedly entered into an updated Boundary Harmonisation Agreement;
“By virtue of the alleged Harmonisation Agreement, a Technical Committee (TC) was constituted to carry out a survey of the old Oruku communal land, demarcate and apportion same at the ratio of 70:30 to Oruku and Umuode communities respectively in line with the said Agreement. The TC produced a boundary survey plan of the old Oruku communal land which was annexed to the Agreement as Appendix A:
“The said Boundary Harmonisation Agreement between Oruku Community and Umuode Community was published in the Executive Order No. 1 of 2023, Enugu State Official Gazette number E.S.L.G No. 1 dated the 10th day of October 2019;
“Following the publication of the Harmonisation Agreement in the State official Gazette, there has been incessant breakdown of law and order and breach of the peace in the area manifested in the gruesome killing of HRH Igwe Emmanuel Chidiebere Mba, the Traditional Ruler of Oruku community on 26th December, 2020, Chief Samuel Ani, the Vice Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Oruku Town Union, on 24th February, 2021;
“As investigations into the killing of HRH Igwe Emmanuel Chidiebere Mba, the Traditional Ruler of Oruku community and Chief Samuel Ani, the Vice Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Oruku Town Union, were ongoing, several other killings, maimings, burning of houses and destruction of farm land were taking place;
“The Government of Enugu State also created Aguikpa autonomous community as part of the measures to enthrone peace and harmony in Oruku Community but this did not curb the tide of killings and arson.
“AND WHEREAS the security and welfare of the people is the primary purpose of Government.”
He then ordered that: “I, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi, Governor of Enugu State in Exercise of powers conferred on me by Section 21(1)(a) of the Interpretation Law Cap. 98 Revised Laws of Enugu State 2004 and all other POWERS enabling me in that behalf hereby order the following-
“The publication in the Enugu State Official Gazette number E.S.L.G No. 1 dated the 10th day of October 2019, the Boundary Harmonisation Agreement between Oruku Community and Umuode Community is hereby set aside, nullified and cancelled.
“The cancellation of the survey of the old Oruku communal land by the technical committee, and consequent demarcation and apportionment of the old Oruku communal land at the ratio of 70:30 to Oruku and Umuode communities respectively.
“The creation of Aguikpa autonomous community is cancelled and nullified.
“The people of Oruku, Umuode and Aguikpa communities shall maintain the status quo prior to the publication of the alleged Harmonisation Agreement in the Enugu State Gazette.
“The people of Oruku and Umuode communities should evolve autochthonous peace building mechanism to resolve their differences amicably.
“GIVEN UNDER MY HAND this 26th day of May 2023. RT. HON. IFEANYI UGWUANYI, Governor of Enugu State.”
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Enugu Air Launches New Website
…moves online services to www.enuguairlines.ng
Enugu Air has announced the launch of its new official website, enuguairlines.ng, as part of efforts to provide passengers and customers with a better, safer and more convenient digital experience.
The airline said the migration to the new website is designed to improve how passengers connect with Enugu Air and access its services online, including flight bookings, schedules and the latest updates.
Announcing the development, the airline said: “We’ve moved! We’re innovating! We’ve migrated to a better, safer and convenient website to connect you to the world.”
Passengers can now access Enugu Air’s online services through its new web address, enuguairlines.ng, which the airline described as its new digital home.
The airline urged passengers and prospective travellers to save the new web address and use it for flight bookings, checking schedules and obtaining the latest information about its operations.

“Same Enugu Air. New web address,” the airline stated, emphasising that the change represents an improvement in its digital platform while retaining the Enugu Air brand and services.
The airline further encouraged customers to visit, www.enuguairlines.ng for all flight-related information and online services.
It further stated that the old website, enuguairlines•com has been discarded and no longer in use.
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Kidnapped female Police officer found dead in Ebonyi
A kidnapped female police officer has been found dead in Ebonyi State after a suspected member of a kidnapping syndicate was arrested and led police operatives to the scene where her remains were recovered.
The Nigeria Police Force disclosed this in its state-by-state operational update issued by Force Public Relations Officer
Force Headquarters, Ani Iniedu on Monday, detailing several arrests, rescues and recoveries recorded across the country between September 19 and 20, 2026.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested following a sustained intelligence-led and technology-based investigation into the kidnapping of the female officer.
The suspect reportedly led combined police teams to the crime scene, where the remains of the officer were recovered.
The police said the case is being investigated by the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Abakaliki.

In a separate operation in Adamawa State, police operatives rescued two kidnapped victims from a suspected kidnappers’ hideout in Shako Forest, Toungo Local Government Area.
The operation, carried out on September 20 following actionable intelligence, also led to the recovery of two magazines containing 10 rounds of 7.62×39mm live ammunition.
A National Identification Number (NIN) card, mobile phone, passport and chain were also recovered from the suspected hideout.
In the Federal Capital Territory, police arrested 334 suspects during coordinated raids on criminal hotspots, black spots and uncompleted buildings across several locations.
The operation, conducted on September 19, also resulted in the recovery of various quantities of substances suspected to be illicit drugs.
Meanwhile, police in Anambra State arrested a suspected child trafficker who was allegedly intercepted while travelling with a six-month-old baby boy.
The baby was recovered and handed over to the appropriate authorities for necessary action, according to the police.
In Kaduna State, four suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate were arrested following intelligence-led operations.
Police said the suspects confessed to their alleged involvement in kidnapping and provided information about fleeing accomplices. A locally made Dane gun was recovered.
Another suspected kidnapping syndicate member was arrested at Soba Market in the state. Police said the suspect also confessed and gave information implicating five fleeing accomplices.
In Ogun State, police arrested a suspect linked to a fatal shooting incident in Isara, Remo North Local Government Area.
One single-barrel gun, one live cartridge and one expended shell were recovered during the operation.
In Imo State, a suspect was arrested during a raid on a suspected criminal gathering at Nekede, Owerri West Local Government Area, with police recovering a locally made cut-to-size single-barrel gun.
Police in Ekiti State also arrested two suspects linked to multiple shop-breaking and stealing incidents in Ado-Ekiti and recovered suspected stolen iron rods.
In another operation in Ado-Ekiti, police recovered an abandoned white sack containing a pump-action gun loaded with two live cartridges and a locally made single-barrel gun from a farmland.
In Benue State, police tactical teams, supported by personnel of the Police Mobile Force and military, intervened in a renewed communal conflict at Akpa-Mbakor Community in Tarka Local Government Area.
The security teams dispersed the rampaging youths and restored normalcy in the area, according to the police.
In Oyo State, police arrested a truck driver allegedly involved in a fatal road traffic incident along the Ijebu-Ode/Idi Ayunre Road.
The truck was impounded for further inspection and investigation.
The police said all the cases remain under investigation by the respective State Criminal Investigation Departments.
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UK excludes Nigerian, Ghanaian-trained teachers from teaching qualification list
Teachers trained in Nigeria and Ghana are no longer eligible to apply for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in England under the United Kingdom’s overseas-trained teacher application route.
The change took effect on September 9 and means teachers trained in the two West African countries can no longer use the route to obtain QTS, a status recognised by many schools in England.
The UK Department for Education said countries included in the scheme must meet specific requirements to ensure that applicants’ qualifications, professional standing and teaching experience can be properly verified. One of the requirements is that a country must have a national regulator capable of confirming a teacher’s professional status and providing authenticated references.
According to the department, Nigeria and Ghana did not meet the reference-verification requirement.
“Our data shows that more than 70% of applications from teachers in Ghana and Nigeria include work history references that use public email addresses, such as Gmail or Hotmail, rather than a school’s official email domain. This means assessors spend additional time and resources trying to verify information provided in applications,” the department said.

The UK department said about 90 percent of applications are assessed within 12 months.
India was also removed from the eligible list because it does not have a national regulator capable of confirming teachers’ professional standing.
South Africa is now the only African country remaining on the list of countries whose teachers can use the QTS application route.
The department said the verification process was necessary to ensure that information provided by applicants was genuine and that teachers awarded QTS possessed the required skills and experience to teach in England.
To apply for QTS, overseas-trained teachers must have a valid passport, an undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK bachelor’s degree and professional recognition as a teacher in the country where they trained.
Applicants must also have completed any mandatory induction requirements needed for full teacher registration in their country of qualification.
They are required to demonstrate that they are qualified to teach children aged between five and 16 and have at least nine months of teaching experience gained after qualifying as a teacher.
Applicants must also provide employment references that verify their work history and use an email address linked to the school’s official domain.
Depending on the country where a teacher trained, additional requirements may include qualifications to teach pupils aged between 11 and 16 and a specialism in subjects such as mathematics, science, biology, chemistry, physics, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Mandarin, Russian or Spanish.
However, because teachers in England are employed by individual schools rather than the Department for Education, schools may consider alternative routes into teaching.
The department said teachers who are no longer eligible to use the QTS application service can explore other routes into teaching in England.
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