By Kunle Odusola-Stevenson The quiet waterways of the western Niger Delta are once again showing signs of tension. For those who witnessed the violent communal conflicts of the late 1990s, the memories remain painful. Today, renewed friction around Obe Apata, situated along the Ilaje and Ese-Odo Local Government boundary, deserves urgent attention before isolated disagreements evolve into a wider security crisis. Obe Apata occupies an important place in the historical narrative of the Ugbo Kingdom and remains deeply significant to the Odusola, Aroko, Ogunfolami and Ogbaro families, among others. For…
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