Chief Uchenna Nwoye Oragwuncha, President General of Ifitedunu, a community in Dunukofia local government area of Anambra state, who was allegedly attacked by hired thugs recently has been flown oversea for medical attention.
Orangwuncha was attacked at the community market square, where he had gone to supervise projects he was building for the community in July. He was rushed to Malaga, Spain for treatment.
The embattled PG disclosed in a telephone interview with THE RAZOR from his hospital bed that since the incident which took place on July 22, 2023 he had not recovered,hence the decision to seek medical attention abroad.
Hear him: “I narrowly escaped death on 22nd July this year at Nkwo Ifitedunu where I was executing some community projects; when suddenly one Vincent Udobi popularly called Ike Dunukofia and his fierce looking thugs allegedly swooped on me, panel-beating me and my executives so mercilessly.
“I don’t breathe very well anymore and from the result of the X-rays carried out on me, the beating affected my spinal cord…and it is costing me millions of money to get treated abroad,” he adds.
Oragwuncha alleged that Udobi and his men had banned him from the community on the claim that he was an illegitimate president general of the community.
Udobi had already denied unleashing thugs on Oragwuncha, even as he claimed that what was seen in a viral video of the attack was merely a fight between his men and Oragwuncha’s.
Meanwhile, the Anambra State government has insisted that Oragwuncha remains the President General of the community, as he was validly elected by the community to lead.
Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon Tony Collins Nwabunwanne, while reacting to the viral video of the assault of the community leader insisted that Oragwuncha was the only recognized PG of Ifitedunu.
Oragwuncha, however shed more lights on his travails. According to him, “part of the major reasons why the past PG, Mr Samuel Nweke and his cohorts are fighting me with everything they have, was because Mr Samuel Nweke registered Ifitedunu town union at CAC.
“He made himself and his allies the board of trustees members. They sold the communities properties claiming to have the sole right to sell community properties since they are the board of trustees members of the community.
“Recall that the registration of the community to the CAC was done without the knowledge of the general assembly and even the traditional ruler of Ifitedunu Igwe Dr Emeka Ilouno was also not aware of the purported registration.
Mr Samuel Nweke while he was the PG, used the names of dead indigenes to form part of the members of the trustees, which the act is considered forgery.
