@Ota Udeh
@Somkelechi Chibueze
The Yakurr Peoples Club (YPC), Abuja, have called on the Ugep and Idomi communities, in Yakurr Local Government Area to exercise maximum restraint and embrace peaceful dialogue over the lingering land dispute between the communities.
In a press release dated May 1, 2026, the YPC expressed deep concern over reports of escalating tensions and warned that any descent into violence would amount to a direct violation of the Ekori Peace Accord 2017 reached under the aeaigis of “The Yakurr Peace Mission”, the historic peace covenant entered into by all Yakurr communities.
According to the club, the historic accord, reached in Ekori, remains the definitive framework for preserving peace, unity and mutual respect among all communities in Yakurr Local Government Area.
They further highlighted that the peace accord clearly stipulates that any Yakurr community that initiates violence stands in violation of a collective agreement and risks unified communal and institutional consequences, adding that no grievance, no territorial disagreement, and no provocation is sufficient justification for bloodshed among brothers.
They however called for;
- Immediate de-escalation by all parties
- The cessation of inflammatory rhetoric
- Strict restraint of youth mobilization
- Recourse to lawful and traditional dispute resolution channels
The YPC went further to remind all stakeholders that the progress and dignity of Yakurr people can only be sustained through peace and warned that history would judge harshly any leader or actor whose conduct triggers avoidable conflict.
They reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to peace and called on all parties to choose wisdom over provocation and dialogue over confrontation.
They also highlighted that the Ekori Peace Accord 2017 was born out of pain and sacrifice. It must not be dishonoured by recklessness, emphasising that Yakurr has moved beyond internal conflict and there must be no return to those dark days.
