An Enugu State High Court had in 2017 given a judgement in favour of Mr Emejulu pertaining to the expanse of land in Phase IV and V of Airport Road Layout.
, on August 30 is being threatened by the execution of a court judgment which ceded part of the land to one John Emejulu.
Mr Emejulu in Suit no. E/ 165M/2020 returned to the court through an application by Motion on Notice for the court to compel the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State and the Inspector-General of Police to execute the court’s judgment. He alleged that some politicians in the state, including the member representing Enugu East/Isiuzo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Cornelius Nnaji, and others were behind the trespass on the land.
“They brought the state government in the pretext that they want to site the Free Trade Zone on my land and annexed it to the airport. Meanwhile, the Commandant, Air Force Ground Training Command, V. O. Obiabaka, who stormed the location with four of his officers, said that the state governor directed him to intervene.
“The governor called me and said someone was destroying property belonging to the government and private individuals. I thought I would come here to meet a mad person.
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