The Director-General, National Boundary Commission, Mohammed Ahmad, says the commission is not carrying out any boundary adjustment or demarcation between Ondo and Ogun States for now.
The director general was reacting to the allegation by Atijere community in Ondo State that the Federal Government had appointed some surveyors to carry out boundary adjustment in the area.
According to Ahmad, if the boundary commission is to carry out any assignment, the communities and state governments involved will be adequately informed.
Ahmad said: “A member from the House of Representatives came to the commission and asked about the demarcation between the two states, it is strange to us in NBC.
“We don’t know anything and did not authorise any action that is being taken along that area.”
Atijere community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State had accused its Makun-Omin neighbour in Ogun State of a fresh plot to grab a disputed piece of land from them.
In a statement, the Secretary of Atijere, Messiah Ayejuni, alleged that Makun-Omin was spearheading a planned boundary demarcation to achieve its aim.
A copy of the electronic statement, dated January 25, was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday by Atijere community.
Ayejuni alleged that Makun-Omin was working in concert with surveyors from Ogun to undertake the alleged illegal boundary demarcation on Friday.
Ayejuni said: “For any transparent and proper boundary demarcation to be effected, the two communities and the two states concerned must be notified and must also be participated fully.
“Anything contrary is illegal and will be vehemently resisted by Atijere community.”
The Atijere scribe appealed to the Federal Government and relevant security agencies to intervene by calling on Makun-Omin community leaders to order, to forestall possible breakdown of law and order.
NAN reports that Atijere and Makun-Omin, which share boundary, have had communal dispute over ownership of the piece of land.
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