Anambra task force defies charms, coffins, demolishes property

As the Anambra Point out Endeavor Pressure on Demolition of Unlawful Structures carries on its ongoing exercise in the Onitsha metropolis irrespective of the Monday sit-at-household, not even the presence of two big coffins and various charms allegedly attached to a piece of land could scare them from carrying out their duties.

The land, which experienced previously been fenced and positioned close to the Governor’s Lodge in Onitsha, was said to belong to an unidentified lawyer, had currently been fenced and positioned around the Governor’s Lodge in Onitsha.

A resource in the region informed our correspondent that the Monday physical exercise will mark the fifth time the State Authorities would be demolishing constructions on the land.

The supply claimed, “The law firm is professing that the land belongs to his loved ones getting reverted to the relatives immediately after a 100-yr lease arrangement with the Federal Governing administration.

“According to the lawyer, the land in issue is subject matter to a leasehold of 1910 and 1945 between the Federal Government and his family members, which yielded back to the family a reversionary desire in 2009 and the Federal Federal government unveiled the land to his household.

“He claimed the Federal Federal government produced the first a person on July 13, 2013 and later introduced the other in 2019.”

It was collected that considering that the previous demolition of the fence all around the house previously in the 12 months, the law firm went ahead to develop on the land and allegedly positioned two coffins and charms at strategic spots to scare the demolition workforce from the land.

Having said that, the governing administration activity power, comprising protection personnel and officials of the pertinent point out governing administration organizations defied the charms, pulled down the constructions erected on the land and also wrecked the coffins and charms.

Talking after the training, the Chairman, Anambra Point out Actual physical Preparing Board, Chike Maduekwe, who led the process pressure, reported no total of “intimidation” would make the state govt not to reclaim the land which he explained was specified for judges’ quarters.

Maduekwe insisted that the condition govt experienced created it crystal clear that the parcel of land was designated for judges’ quarters and experienced started off acquiring the website, questioning why the lawyer, who he described as an “interloper”, would go on to trespass on the land.

Maduekwe said, “We have the directive to arrest him and prosecute him if he at any time trespasses on this land all over again. Anambra Point out Govt can no longer tolerate this variety of impunity and will ensure that any interloper is prosecuted.

“The government of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo believes in the rule of legislation and will not allow for folks to have their way with this variety of unlawful functions.”

The point out governing administration, by the task drive, had embarked on the intense demolition of unlawful buildings in Ontitsha and environs on Thursday.

Some of the afflicted buildings consist of the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry in Onitsha owned by Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, a.k.a Odumeje.

The state government explained the workout was in line with the Onitsha city renewal strategy shown by Governor Charles Soludo on assumption to the office on March 17 to make the state a livable and affluent condition.