Family Drops Dead Man’s Coffin At Village Head’s House Over Land Dispute In Akwa Ibom State
Serious tension erupted in the Ikot Obong community in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, after members of the Udobong Royal Family placed the coffin of a deceased relative at the residence of the village head following a disagreement over his burial location. According to one Nsikakabasi Akpan, the late Stephen Jacob Iboro, a member of the Udobong Royal Family in Ikot Obong, was scheduled to be buried on his land after a funeral service conducted by members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the Ikot Obong Village Council Hall. The problem started when the village head of the community, Eteidung Obong Gordon Etukeren, opposed the burial on the land, claiming that the property belonged to him. Community sources said both the deceased and the village head are from the same family lineage within the Udobong Royal Family. The late Iboro reportedly had no children, and the village head was said to have insisted that he should inherit the land and property after the man’s d...