Ward Delineation: NSA can't allocate land to Ijaw in Warri South LGA — INYC

June 17, 2026

Ribadu

The Itsekiri National Youth Council (INYC) has vowed to resist any alleged attempt by National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to allocate Itsekiri land to the Ijaw in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, insisting that the area remains the ancestral homeland of the Itsekiri people.

In a statement signed by its President, Aperrancs Afejuku, the council declared that Itsekiri youths are prepared to defend their heritage and territorial integrity against what they described as attempts to alter the historical and legal status of communities within Warri South.

The council maintained that the Supreme Court had already settled issues relating to the ownership and identity of communities in Warri South, stressing that there are no Ijaw communities in the local government area.