Residents and buyers of the Ekiti State-owned Irewolede Estate in Ado Ekiti have sought protection from the police against unlawful eviction from their homes by Governor Ayodele Fayose.
In a petition to the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, National Human Rights Commission and State Director of the Department of State Services, the Chairman of the Irewolede Estate Landlords’ Association, Ayodele Orebe, and Secretary, Fidelis Adikwu, accused the governor of harassment and forceful eviction.
They alleged that the governor refused to accept a mortgage agreement with Ekiti State Housing Corporation in the payment for their houses, while all efforts to have audience with him were futile.
They said they were shocked on Thursday when armed policemen and thugs were led by some aides of the governor to seal off the houses and in the process, a four-day-old baby and her mother were locked inside their house and the thugs went away with the keys.
“We see this as a brazen impunity, unnecessary victimisation and violation of our fundamental human rights and we urge you to use your good offices to prevent your men from being used for illegal and inhuman actions, as the residents have not breached their repayment agreement,” the petitioners added.
In a August 6 petition to the Police Commissioner, Etop James, the residents, through their lawyer, R. O. Balogun, also appealed to the police authorities not to allow their men be used for illegal activities against law-abiding citizens.
They warned the governor against “avoidable violent clash between residents and law enforcement agents” over his handling of a civil matter that did not follow legal procedure.
The letter read in part, “Our clients applied to the Housing Corporation for purchase of their houses and accepted the offer and paid the initial deposit in line with the letters of offer and took possession, and, accordingly, all of them have been occupying their respective houses, having paid the initial deposit in line with the agreement.
“By the tenure of the sale agreement, our clients are requested to pay the total cost of their houses within the period of five years from the day offer letters were written to them by the corporation.”
Balogun, who stated that the agreement also included an extension for another five years to make it convenient to pay up the mortgage sum, regretted that the first five years had not been exhausted when the governor moved against his clients.
“It is worrisome that the governor can be threatening fire and brimstone when the tenure of the mortgage has not expired.
“During the last meeting His Excellency had with our clients, he restated his threat point blank that he will eject our clients and allocate their houses to interested buyers contrary to the mortgage agreement,” he explained.
Balogun urged the CP to protect his clients and prevent avoidable breakdown of law and order.
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