The people of Ndiaga Amechi Awkunanaw, in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State have sent an SOS to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman
Baba Alkali over incessant harassment of the villagers by the officers of the SWAT, Force CID, Abuja.
“We are equally aware that the law permits us to defend our property, just like any other owner of a property, against any forceful or unlawful takeover of same, and we cannot therefore be annihilated, completely wiped off or jailed because we resisted abusive use of a few compromised mobile police officers on illegal duty, who were hired and gave themselves out as hirelings and whose presence on the land is clearly to support the greedy, acquisitive tendencies of a land grabber who has...
“We don’t want any disruption of peace, law and order or bloodshed in our community, hence this clarion call on the IGP to stop this abusive use of members of the SWAT, Abuja and ensure an impartial and unbiased policing that can inspire confidence in, and respect for the Police.” He said the party instigating the case had earlier gone to the media to make spurious claims, stressing that all their claims were punctured.
“So, we are really shocked to hear that the people from Abuja have been here for days harassing the people. They came down to Enugu and are harassing innocent, decent citizens of Enugu State, just because they are managing their ancestral lands, and which they have authority to manage. The much they can do is go to court, which they have done in suit No. E399/2021, where they are challenging the authority of our claims,” the lawyer said.
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