Delta Cooperative Accuses Cubana Millennium Group of Encroaching on 224-Plots Estate, Seeks Govt Intervention

For members of the Media Workers Multipurpose Cooperative Society (MPCS), what was meant to be a lifetime investment and a legacy for their children has allegedly turned into a painful struggle for justice.

Many of the cooperative members, including serving and retired journalists, civil servants, and other professionals, say they spent more than four years paying for plots of land through instalments, hoping to one day build homes or at least leave behind a valuable inheritance for their families.

Today, they claim those dreams are under threat.

Addressing journalists in Asaba yesterday (22/7/2026)  the President of the Media Workers MPCS, Mr. Vincent Maduka, alleged that the cooperative’s 28-acre estate, equivalent to 224 plots of land, located at Iyada Quarters, Issele-Azagba in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, has been encroached upon by Cubana Millennium City.

Mr. Maduka explained that the cooperative lawfully purchased the land 11 years ago, after which it was professionally surveyed, with the survey plan duly lodged with the Delta State Ministry of Lands and Survey,

He explained that the cooperative had  ownership of the property until May 2026, when members received information that heavy construction equipment had moved into the estate.

“Initially, we found it difficult to believe such reports. But when some of our members visited the site to verify the information, they were shocked by what they saw.”Maduka said.

He alleged that machine operators working on the site informed the delegation that they were carrying out the development on behalf of Cubana Millennium City, owned by businessman Mr. Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana.

The cooperative president maintained that rather than resort to confrontation, the leadership chose dialogue.

He disclosed that the cooperative had made several efforts to reach the management of Cubana Millennium City for a peaceful and negotiated resolution of the matter but did not receive any  response.

“As of today, we have not received any response from Mr. Obi Cubana, his company or representatives. This is not just about land, This is about the future of ordinary Nigerians who struggled for years to own something they could proudly call their own.” He lamented.

Maduka stressed that many subscribers to the estate are retirees, journalists, and public servants who painstakingly saved portions of their salaries over several years to acquire the plots.

“Some members paid in instalments for over four years because that was the only way they could afford to own land. Some planned to build after retirement, while others simply wanted to leave something behind for their children,” he said.

Alleging  that signposts erected to identify the estate had been uprooted during the development activities, the cooperative also claimed that survey beacons, perimeter fences, cash crops, and other physical landmarks on the property were destroyed.

The President  of the Cooperative described the alleged destruction as painful and financially devastating for members who had invested their hard-earned resources in the property.

The cooperative called on Obi Cubana and the management of Cubana Millennium City to immediately suspend activities on the disputed land, vacate the property, and enter into meaningful discussions with it.

It also demanded compensation for the alleged destruction of signposts, survey beacons, economic trees, fences, and other improvements on the estate.

Appealing to the Delta State Government to intervene urgently to prevent further escalation of the dispute, Maduka called on the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the judiciary to take note of the matter and ensure that justice is served.

Efforts to obtain the reaction of Mr. Obinna Iyiegbu (Obi Cubana) or officials of Cubana Millennium City to the allegations were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.