TENSION is mounting in Okpoko, the slum area in Ogbaru local government area of Anambra State following alleged violent activities of the state revenue agents who allegedly harass the people in the guise of collecting sanitation levy.
They accused officials of the Anambra State Environmental Protection Agency, ANSEPA, of employing the services of daredevil thugs who often besiege the community in odd hours with arms and going from house to house to terrorize residents, beating and maiming those who fail to pay the said levy.
The SOS letter was presented after a protest by the residents of the community, who accused ANSEPA of illegally and violently demanding 2021 and 2023 sanitation levy from them. the state government to address the contentious issue of the 2021 and 2022 sanitation levy in the area, so as to conclusively resolve the disagreement and avert a looming security danger in Okpoko.
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