Cross River cocoa farmer denies allegations of assault
Ani Bassey
Managing director and Chief Executive Officer CEO of Two Ends Nigeria Ltd, Njor Asu, has denied allegation of attack on workers of a rival cocoa farmer, Mr. Mark Prince.
Njor who made the refutal in Calabar described the allegation as baseless orchestrated by Mr. Mark Prince to tarnish the good reputation which he worked tirelessly to end.
“How could I have attacked Mark Prince’s workers.
” I was in Calabar, on September 30, and October 4, 2024, in preparation for a court session that took place in October 2, 2024.
“I don’t understand if I have become a spirit to be in two different locations that is beyond 200 km at the same time. Calabar to Ikom local government area is about 217kmts.
“It takes approximately about 3hrs and 9 minutes or even beyond that to drive from Calabar to Ikom and another 7 km to Agbokim where we have Abonita cocoa farm that had been in contention between Mark Prince and Asu Njor.
“Mark Prince’s lawyer, the government lawyer and Barr. Mba Ukweni (SAN) who were in court on the day of the purported incident can attest to the fact that on October 2, and we came back to Ikom on October 4″, he said.
He added that he’s not a violent person and that the allegations are a calculated attempt to cause dis-affection and lower his reputation in the eyes of right thinking individuals and cause people to avoid him.