Enugu state government sent soldiers to the residence of Retired Assistant Comptroller-General of Immigration, Ezugwu to begin demolitionof the property.
Former Governor Sullivan Chime allocated the land in Independence Layout to Ezugwu, who received a certificate of occupancy (C of O) in 2014.
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The Enugu State administration, led by Governor Peter Mbah, demolished a structure belonging to Barrister Okey Ezugwu, a retired Assistant Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, in what several witnesses described as “land grabbing” by the authorities.
According to SurgeZirc NG, former Governor Sullivan Chime awarded the land in Independence Layout to Ezugwu and issued him with a certificate of occupancy (C of O) in 2014.
Following that, he began development on the land and has since invested billions of dollars.
Instead of prosecuting the case, he dropped it and hired soldiers from Army headquarters to terrorise Ezugwu and his family.
He waited until Governor Peter Mbah was inaugurated as governor of Enugu State after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detained him for trespassing on the property.
According to SurgeZirc NG, Governor Mbah visited to Ezugwu’s house on July 14, 2023 and marked it for demolition through the State Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA).
Despite the fact that the case was still ongoing in court, they gave him 48 hours to remove the residence.
They were also accused of brutalising retired Immigration Officer Barr Ezugwu and stealing his phones.
SSG Onyia, on the other hand, was contacted, and after meeting with the parties in his office on Monday, he directed the ECTDA to Supervise Supervise demolition of the building.
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A video of the demolition obtained by SurgeZirc NG, on Wednesday afternoon shows soldiers cordoning off the street and fence of the retired Immigration Officer’s house, joined by mobile cops reported to have arrived from Abuja, while an excavator is seen tearing down one of the various buildings.
At the time of publishing this story, the house’s fence and gate had already been demolished, and excavators were working feverishly to demolish the buildings.
