Nigeria: Ogboinbiri Crisis – Diri Sacks Paramount Ruler, Chiefs

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State on Thursday night sacked the paramount ruler of embattled Ogboinbiri Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Chief Okosughe Eseimokumo, over a conflict that has left at least one person dead and houses set ablaze.

The governor, speaking at the April 2026 Praise Night inside the King of Glory Chapel, Government House, Yenagoa, also ordered the immediate dissolution of the community’s council of chiefs, its community development committee (CDC), and all…