Anambra State Government through the
Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development has demolished houses and structures erected Illegally in Osile, Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area.
The Ministry also carried out demolitions to remove fences blocking access roads to residential homes in Avomimi, Enugwu Ukwu, Njikoka local government area and Ezumeri, Oraifite, Ekwusigo local government area.
Accompanied by security operatives, the
officials of the Ministry, stormed Ataoji Layout Ogbunike with bulldozer and pulled down illegal developments including buildings, shops and fences erected on government land.
Principal Town Planning Officer, Mrs Ngozi Okwudili, who led the team, said the exercise was part of continued efforts to reclaim the government land developed by land grabbers and illegal occupants.
“That land was acquired by the state government for residential and commercial purposes,but some land grabbers from Osile, Ogbunike, went there to sell the land to individuals.
“Now, government wants to recover their land, we went there to remove all the illegal structures both ongoing and existing ones,” Okwudili stated.
Okwudili, explained that owners of the more than 15 structures affected were duly notified about the intended demolition, adding that several notices were issued, asking the occupants to vacate from the area.
She added that the demolition at Avomimi, Enugwu Ukwu, followed due process after a court judgement ordered the ministry to remove a fence blocking access road to a residential building.
According to her, the ministry also carried out another demolition exercise in Oraifite, where an individual unlawfully erected a fence blocking access road to neighbour’s residential home.
