Tension mounts between Uniuyo, host communities over demolition of buildings

At the dead of the night, on Sunday, May 24, people living in Ekpri Nsukara and the adjourning communities, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, were woken...

At the dead of the night, on Sunday, May 24, people living in Ekpri Nsukara and the adjourning communities, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, were woken up from their sleep by the sound from heavy gunshots.

The communities – 10 of them, including Ekpri Nsukara – donated an expanse of land some 30 years ago to a college of education which is now defunct. The college was converted to a state-owned university before it was eventually taken over in 1991 and renamed University of Uyo by the federal government.

The young men who walked behind Mr Denis cursed loudly as they moved from one demolished building to another. Mr Denis appealed to them and other youth in the communities to remain calm and not take laws into their hands.The tyre impressions of the heavy-duty equipment used in demolishing the buildings could be seen all over the muddy soil.

The man Mr Denis is referring to here is Nkana Efik, a retired colonel in the Nigerian army, who has just been replaced as the chief security officer of the university. “Why would Uniuyo ask me to do anything when I am no longer in the service of Uniuyo? Does it make sense? I don’t even know who the youth leader of the community is,” Mr Efik said.

The village head of Ekpri Nsukara, Mr Essien, reported the matter to the police. Some officers who came to interview him in his palace assured him they would investigate his complaint.

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