A crude oil discovery in Okpe-Isoko community, Delta State, is driving a dispute over land rights and community representation. Multiple reports say the Adhakpor family rejects a purported land lease connected to plans to explore and develop an oil-bearing property.
According to the accounts, the family challenges the existence and legitimacy of a lease that is alleged to have been entered into with Sterling Global Limited. The disagreement is described as tense within the community, with attention focused on who has the authority to grant access to the land and how the discovery should be managed. The reports do not provide details on any court rulings, investigations, or official statements from the company or government in the excerpts provided.
Overall, the outlets frame the story as a land and governance conflict triggered by the prospect of crude oil development, centring on the Adhakpor family’s opposition to the alleged agreement with Sterling Global Limited.
