A woman claims the Ikwuano council leader hit her and ruined her farm, but he says this never happened. She appeared in a video crying on the ground, saying Anthony Nwaubani and his guards attacked her and destroyed her cassava plants at Ariam Usaka. Some political opponents demanded that Nwaubani step down after seeing this video. The council head defended himself Friday, calling it fake news created to harm his reputation.
He explained the real situation was about road access, not assault. The farmer planted crops directly on a government road and blocked it with garden waste. Nwaubani asked her and her husband to move just the plants growing on the actual road surface. They refused his request completely. On April 13, he brought security staff to clear only the road-blocking vegetation. The council statement firmly denied that anyone had touched or hurt the woman during this process.
He explained the real situation was about road access, not assault. The farmer planted crops directly on a government road and blocked it with garden waste. Nwaubani asked her and her husband to move just the plants growing on the actual road surface. They refused his request completely. On April 13, he brought security staff to clear only the road-blocking vegetation. The council statement firmly denied that anyone had touched or hurt the woman during this process.
