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Reps raise alarm over brewing tension on Eba Island, urge urgent boundary determination
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Peoples Daily Newspaper
By Christiana EkpaThe House of Representatives has raised serious concerns over growing tension and the risk of a breakdown of law and order on Mile OI Rich Eba Island–Atijere, located along the boundary between Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State and Ogun State.
According to him, Eba Island has for decades been administered under the Atijere Forest Reserve by the Ondo State Government without any formal protest, legal challenge, or counterclaim from Ogun State.
Lawmakers also noted that the Ago Balogun Community, where the Eba Oil Field is located, falls customarily, historically, and traditionally under the Atijere Kingdom in Ilaje LGA.
The House further emphasized that the original inhabitants of Eba Island are Ilaje, a sub-ethnic group of the Yoruba race, a fact reinforced by historical and traditional governance structures in the area.
However, lawmaker expressed deep concern that despite the absence of any legal instrument, court judgment, constitutional provision, or determination by the National Boundary Commission, certain media publications and public opinions have allegedly distorted historical facts by suggesting that Eba Island and the Eba Oil Field belong to Ogun State.