Last Thursday two groups of people came head to head over who really owns the land area on which the former Milinat plantation was on.

Mabonob villagers clashed with some settlers brought on the land by claimant Sali Tagau.

The villagers carried placards calling for the arrest of Mr Tagau and blaming the PMIZ for provoking this fight. The Mabonob villagers said, “this land ownership title is being disputed in court and several restraining orders have been issued to Mr Tagau but he continues to ignore these orders.”

“He must be arrested,” they said.

“Our children are not attending school now at Alexishafen for fear of being attacked,” they said.

The people of Mabonob have had a long struggle to hold on to their land however, it is being disputed by other parties.

They said, they will continue to fight for this land.