Some Nigerian soldiers have allegedly invaded the Enugu residence of a retired army officer, Emeka Ugwuoke and evicted his family. SaharaReporters gathered that the soldiers allegedly assaulted his wife and children in the process. The soldiers were reportedly about 40 in number and from the 82 Division Enugu. They allegedly stormed the residence of the retired officer at 1:15 am on Wednesday.
Nigerian Soldiers Invade Residence Of Retired Army Officer, Evict Family After Brutalising Wife, ChildrenThe soldiers were reportedly about 40 in number and from the 82 Division Enugu. They allegedly stormed the residence of the retired officer at 1:15 am on Wednesday.
Addressing journalists, Colonel Ugwuoke disclosed that the property had been monetised to him by its owner, 'Enugu state government', adding that he has the necessary papers but the GOC refused to attend to him concerning the acquisition of the property. "I wrote several applications to the state government and in 2013, the then governor, Sullivan Chime approved my application. I couldn't further the process because I was away until 2015 and that was in a critical period when attention was drawn to politics only. When the new governor came, he said I should hold on, and that there were a series of committees to verify those things, which eventually ended and I was given papers for the apartment.
"As I travelled to the village for burial yesterday, April 11, by 1:15 am this morning, April 12, my daughter called me because my wife was not around, she was in the hospital and my daughter said that about 40 soldiers invaded our house and tried to forcefully open the door before my house help opened the door. They were harassing and beating my children, telling them to park their things.
When asked if he had reached out to the state government regarding the claims made by the army, he said the state government was surprised at the claims made by the army when he reported the situation to it.
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