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The multi-hectares of land donated by neighbouring Obeagu Awkunanaw and Amechi Uwani communities to the old Anambra State for the building of the main
Punch Newspapers Sections Raphael Ede, Enugu Hundreds of indigenes of Obeagu Awkunanaw in the Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State, on Wednesday, protested against the demolition of the community’s civic centre under construction and said to be worth over N100m. They alleged that the demolition was carried out by one Kingsley Eze, a private estate developer and promoter of the Private Estates International West Africa, on December 15, 2020, with the backing of policemen from the Special Protection Unit. The protesters, who marched peacefully to the site of the demolished centre,...
By Emmanuel Acha Enugu, Dec. 30, 2020 (NAN) Enugu State Government says it is determined to resolve all pending land matters involving estate developers and host communities in the state. The state Commissioner for Lands, Chief Victor Nnam, announced this on Wednesday in Enugu. Nnam was reacting to a peaceful protest by youths of Obeagu Awkunawnaw community in Enugu South Local Government Area over the disputed land. He said that the state government was not unmindful of activities of some developers whom, he said, were blackmailing the government while attempting to acquire land in the state...