Major Protest Erupts in Anambra as Bare-Chested Women March against President-General

• Women of Enugwu-Agidi community in Njikoka local government area of Anambra State have staged mega protest against their President General, David Onuorah
• The protesters, who bore placards, wrote unprintable things about the PG's land grabbing activities and high handedness
• But the traditional ruler of the town, His Majesty, Igwe Okeke Michael Chidozie, sued for calm, promising to look into the matter

Traditional ruler of Enugwu-Agidi community in Njikoka LGA of Anambra State, His Royal Highness, Igwe Okeke Michael Chidozie, has told women protesting against the President General of Enugwu-Agidi Brotherly Union, Hon. David Onuorah, to remain calm and peaceful, as the stool is making frantic efforts to address their concerns.

Hundreds of women of Enugwu-Agidi community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Friday, September 26, 2025, protested round the community against what they termed land grabbing and high-handedness by the President-General of Enugwu-Agidi Brotherly Union, Hon. David C. Onuorah.

Enugwu-Agidi women protest president general’s actions

The protesters, mostly elderly and middle-aged women, carried placards and sang protest songs, appealing to the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo; Commissioner for Local Government and Town Union Matters, Hon. Collins Nwabunwanne, and law enforcement agencies to investigate Hon. Onuorah’s activities.

The women, majority of who were partly clad, warned that the development might cause mayhem in the community, if not properly addressed.

The aggrieved women marched round the community, chanting songs depicting their displeasure, and making unprintable remarks against the president general. They vowed to resist any attempt by anybody, no matter how highly placed, to deprive their children of their lands, which are their inheritance.

Spokesperson of the protesters, Mrs Grace Aghauche, described the development as unfortunate; saying that the community leader wanted to turn the indegenes into refugees by disposing of their lands indiscriminately.

“The president general wants to turn us to refugees in our community; but we can’t be turned into internally displaced persons on our own land because of his land grabbing activities.

“We are the women of Enugwu-Agidi. We are here to let the world hear our cry, especially our state governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, because, all our efforts to let Hon. David Onuorah and his co-travellers listen to us have been ignored.

“The president general is intimidating the women in this town, and he is not working in line with our constitution. The women of this community have the constitution guiding us, but the president general is using his high office to impose leadership on the women, and we categorically reject this.

“Apart from this, he encroaches on our lands. We have written several petitions, but nothing has happened. Day-by-day, he encroaches on our land with impunity, and sharing the land with his friends.

“We are no longer comfortable with the PG. We want him removed, and we’re using this opportunity to appeal to our governor to look into this development and intervene, so that peace will return again to our community.”

Another protester, who identified herself as Chinwe Udo, said, “The PG is using security personnel to harass and intimidate perceived enemies, especially those who challenge his activities in the community.

“Enugwu-Agidi ancestral farmlands are being sold out indiscriminately under the watch of the president general. We no longer go to farm, because, there is no more lands to farm, as all our farmlands are being sold out. We call on the governor to intervene.”

Igwe urges calm amid land grabbing allegations

But in an exclusive chat with Legit.ng correspondent in Anambra on Sunday, September 28, 2025, the traditional ruler, who spoke through his press secretary, Ichie Ifeanyi Ndulue, said the monarch received the report of the protest with deep concern, and would do everything within his power to address the women's concerns.

He said:

“Enugwu-Agidi is witnessing what no community should ever endure. A troubling report of a protest in our land by women of our community; a protest is rooted in pain, injustice, and a desperate cry for peace.

“We've gotten the report of this allegation of rampant land grabbing, abuse of power by those entrusted with leadership, disruption of sacred burial and funeral rites in Etiti village - rites that bind us to our ancestors, and the imposition of parallel leadership structures allegedly fueled by the Enugwu-Agidi Brotherly Union Nigeria, threatening the unity of our people.

“These actions have sown confusion, provoked unrest, and pushed our peaceful community to the brink. His Majesty fully recognizes the right of every Enugwu-Agidi indigene, young or old, man or woman, to raise their voices in peaceful protest.

“I can tell you that their grievances are not being ignored. But let us also remember: anger is not our tradition; violence is not our heritage. Enugwu-Agidi was built on dialogue, respect, and brotherhood. That is our true power.

“In line with the powers vested in the traditional ruler by Article 40, Sections 1 and 6 of the Enugwu-Agidi Brotherly Union Constitution, and in accordance with the Anambra State Traditional Rulers Law, 2007, Section 15, Subsection (I), His Royal Highness calls on all our people to show restraint, even in the face of provocation. Let us not allow chaos to consume what generations before us laboured to build.”

The President General did not take several calls put across to him when he was called by Legit.ng Anambra correspondent for his reaction over the protest and allegations levelled against him.

Armed vigilantes storm corpers' lodge

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a disturbing video had surfaced on social media showing armed vigilante operatives brutally assaulting a female corps member and her colleagues in Anambra state.

The operatives, identified as members of Operation Udo Ga-Achi, also known as the Agunechemba Vigilante Group, were seen storming a corps members’ lodge and attacking occupants despite their efforts to prove their identity.

Source: Legit.ng