Tension is brewing in the Iwollo Omashi Kingdom in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State over alleged corruption, sabotage, and abysmal leadership failure by Community leaders.
The youths of Iwollo Omashi Kingdom, comprising four autonomous communities in Ezeagu LGA, namely Iwollo Omashi, Aguobu Iwollo, Owolloti Iwollo, and Amagu Iwollo, under the auspices of the Iwollo Youths General Assembly, are accusing their Traditional Rulers and President Generals of corruption, sabotage and abysmal leadership failure.
Trouble started when a mining company, Rating Industry Global Ltd, discovered mineral resources in Iwollo and entered into an agreement with the host communities in 2022 for infrastructural and community development. This infrastructure includes the provision of a water borehole with 2000 gallons storage capacity, the establishment of a skills acquisition center, road development (grading and lateriting), construction of a basic health center facility, and the award of scholarships to at least five of her indigent/ brilliant students amongst other things.
However, the youths accused the company of reneging on its promises despite several letters from the communities, disclosing that one of such letters was written on February 24, 2025.
The youths alleged that the traditional rulers and president general received N3 million in bribes from the company in the first quarter of 2025 alone. They also claimed that Rayting Industry Global Ltd had sublet the mining site to another company, AFRIMETALS Trading Ltd.
In a letter to Enugu State Governor Dr. Peter Mbah dated May 16, 2025, and signed by over a hundred persons where they had urged the governor to intervene, the Youths Assembly passed a vote of no confidence on two traditional rulers and their President generals namely, HRH Igwe Raph Okolo and HRH Igwe Augustine Odezulu, PG Emma Ilochi, PG Paschal Ijegalu.
The youths, however, called for a fresh leadership selected through a competitive process to replace the current traditional rulers and President Generals, believing that continuing to pay them salaries and allowances would waste taxpayers’ money.
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The alleged corruption and sabotage by traditional rulers and the president general sparked tension and mistrust among the youths, which prompted a protest on April 28 where older women aged 50 and above from Iwollo took to the streets of the villages to show solidarity with the youths.
Reacting, the traditional ruler of the Iwollo Omasi community, Igwe Raph Okolo, denied the allegations of corruption made by a group, Iwollo Youths General Assembly.
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