Over 100 indigenes of Awka, comprising males, girls and youth underneath the auspices of Ezinano, Friday, shutdown expressways and streets to protest alleged makes an attempt by Anambra state Police command to remove their group land.…CONTINUE READING

The protesters, who hail from 20 out of 33 villages in Awka, together with Amikwo, Eziawka, Agulu and Umuokpu blocs, blocked Awka axis of Enugu/Onistha expressway for about an hour, bearing placards of various inscriptions, a few of which learn, ‘Police keep away from our fathers land’, ‘Police go for safety not our land’, and so forth.

The youth president of Ezinano, Mr. Tochukwu Nwosu, whereas addressing the media, alleged that among the communities laying declare to the land had reportedly contracted the police to assemble a publish (station) on the land in addition to develop it as property for the contenders.

Nwosu additional maintained that the land underneath competition is a part of these they share boundary with Enugwu-Agidi, Nawfia, Isuaniocha and Okpuno, including that they’d contracted some contractors to develop the property just for the police to chase them away with out rationalization.

“The land is owned by Ezinano group comprising 5 villages in Amikwo, 7 villages in Eziawka, 7 villages in Aguluawka and one village of Umuokpu. We’ve a boundary with Okpuno (Awka South LGA), Nawfia and Enugwu-Agidi (Njikoka LGA). We learnt that the police wish to assemble a police publish on the place and to assist one of many communities in growing a component as an property.

“That’s the reason we’re kicking in opposition to it. We don’t want a police publish on it. We’ve our personal builders however police chased the contractors away, seized thier properties and so forth. This land belong to us. We’ve been to court docket with Enugwu-Agidi and gained. We’ve been to court docket with Isuaniocha and Okpuno and gained. We’re presently at Supreme Courtroom. We would like the police to remain away from the land,” he added.

However addressing the protesters at state police command headquarters in Amawbia, the state Police Commissioner, Mr Aderemi Adeoye, denied involvement of the drive in any land matter, explaining that they have been solely making an attempt to cease breach of legislation and order.

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