Residents of the Umunugwu village in Ugwuaji Community, Enugu-South Local Government Area on Thursday, staged a peaceful protest against encroachment into their ancestral land along Enugu/Port Harcourt expressway. The protesting villagers, who carried placards with various inscriptions, accused Enugu South Council Chairman, Mr Chimezie Nkwuo of being responsible for encroaching on their land without approval.
January 26, 2023The protesting villagers, who carried placards with various inscriptions, accused Enugu South Council Chairman, Mr Chimezie Nkwuo of being responsible for encroaching on their land without approval.
Residents of the Umunugwu village in Ugwuaji Community, Enugu-South Local Government Area on Thursday, staged a peaceful protest against encroachment into their ancestral land along Enugu/Port Harcourt expressway.The protesting villagers, who carried placards with various inscriptions, accused Enugu South Council Chairman, Mr Chimezie Nkwuo of being responsible for encroaching on their land without approval.
Aniahu further alleged that Nkwuo took a bulldozer into the land without the permission of the Umunugwu General Assembly.“Our protest is that the chairman should leave the land. We are calling on his Excellency, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to help us as we do not have any land again.“Many of us have not built on it since it was shared while the ones already started building, their structures were destroyed in the process of encroachment.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Kidnappers Force Residents To Relocate From Enugu State Community After Seven Persons Abducted | Sahara ReportersResidents of Ikem-Isioroto community in the Isi-Uzo local government area of Enugu State are deserting their families and town as gunmen suspected to be kidnappers again attacked the community and abducted a resident on Tuesday. SaharaReporters gathered that the Tuesday's attack made it seven residents of the community that had been abducted in the same area in the last one week.
Read more »
Crisis rocks Enugu town over alleged illegal removal of community leaderTension is currently high in Iji Nike community, Enugu East Local Government Area, Enugu State, over the purported removal of the President-General of the
Read more »
NDLEA seeks community support against drug abuseThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has called on traditional rulers, religious and community leaders to support the agency in the fight against drug abuse in their various spheres of influence.
Read more »
FG approves N10bn for Hadejia airstrip, Enugu control towerThe Federal Government on Wednesday approved the total sum of N10.08bn for the Ministry of Aviation.
Read more »
About 200,000 PVCs uncollected in Enugu State — INEC | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World NewsThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has 203,921 uncollected Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) within its 17 local government offices in Enugu State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the collection of PVCs had gone back to INEC local government offices throughout the state from the ward levels from Jan. 23; and […]
Read more »