*says lockdown bring untold Hardship, Hunger to the People 

The Apex body of Udu kingdom, known as Union of Union Communities (UUC) has urged the state government to relax the military lockdown ordered in Aladja Community to enable people to go out to buy food stuffs and medicine.

In a communique issued and signed by the President  General of UUC, Austine Emaduku at the end of an emergency meeting with Communities’ Presidents, they lamented that the military lockdown has brought untold hardship and hunger to the people. 

The communique reads in parts; “The military lockdown has brought untold hardship and hunger to the people. While the military should be commended for bringing the hostilities to a temporary end, the government should be prevailed upon to relax and vary  the lockdown order to enable people to go out to buy food and medicine. We will seek the assistance of our political leaders in this regard.”

The UUC however reiterated its promise to work with government to put permanent stop to the perennial war between Aladja Community and Ogbe-ijoh Kindom.