By Solomon T. Gaye
Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) County Inspector, Mack Gblinu, says land dispute settlement is on the increase in Nimba County.
Speaking to this paper in Ganta, Inspector Gblinu disclosed that since the beginning of 2021, the county administration has settled several land disputes among towns at some of the electoral districts in Nimba County.
The Inspector named Yorgormaplay, Gbehyee Blatuo, Kpeahplay, Manboh, Wea Beatuo, Kpahblee, Bea Gborplay, Gbarplay, Gbehlehtuo, Boe Bonglay, and Tonwea, as towns to have settled land disputes, under the watchful eyes of the county administration.
“These towns’ disputes were very serious and posed a serious threat to the peace process, but thanks to God that with the help of the tribal chief working under my supervision, we tried our possible best to settle them,” County Inspector Mack Gblinu disclosed.
Nimba contains nine electoral districts, with 715 towns, but land conflicts are a common occurrence in most of these districts.
At the beginning of 2023, a land dispute between the residents of Gblor Kweepea and Zoedru left one person dead, with several wounded, a case still pending hearing before the 8th Judiciary Circuit Court in Sanniquellie.
Betwen 2008 and 2009, presidential land dispute committees, under the regime of former president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, registered and documented over 600 land cases in Ganta, Electoral District One alone.
According to County inspector Gblinu, the most recent conflict is between Nyankorma Quarter, Dompa field and Fred Suah, Jarbateh, Donzo, a situation which needs the attention of the government, in order to lay the case to rest.
When this paper contacted the traditional chief council chairman, Peter Gbalun, via mobile phone, it was at switched off.
When we contacted Superintendent Nelson Korkorquoi, also via mobile phone, it rang endlessly without answer, up to press time.
