Enugu State Government on Friday demolished a twin duplex belonging to one Mr John Emejulu for allegedly blocking waterway, ABN TV learnt.

The structures located at Eziokwe Street, Community Estate, off Nike Lake Resort Road, Trans Ekulu was demolished by officials of the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA).

The Chairman of ECTDA, Mr Josef Onoh, who supervised the demolition, said that the building stood on waterway.

The Notice of Violation served on the victim by the Department of Building Inspection, ECTDA also stated that the building violated building standard.

Meanwhile, the owner of the property, Emejulu differed from the position of the state government.

He said that the twin duplex which he built in 2012 had a duly approved plan and did not stand on waterway.

He described the demolition of the property as a duly planned reprisal by the state government due to his move to recover his landed property illegally sold by some government officials.

Emejulu said that prior to Aug. 12, 2020, he never received any notice of intent to demolish his property on the ground that it was built on waterway.

He wondered why the government singled out the structures for demolition on the pretext that it was built on waterway while other adjoining property in the neighborhood where not touched.

“After the incidence of Aug. 12, 2020 when I had gone to Airport Layout Phase IV and V to enforce a court judgment on my plots of land forcefully taken by the government and private individuals, I received a notice from ECTDA.

“They came to my house that evening and wrote 'remove within 24 hours' on my fence. This morning they came with earthmoving equipment and demolished my house. I lost everything.

“They pasted a notice on my building and claimed that it was the third time they were serving me. Unfortunately for them, the date they wrote with red paint on my wall is Aug. 12, 2020”, he said.

Source: https://abntv.ng/2020/08/enugu-govt-demolishes-twin-duplex-allegedly-built-on-waterway-photos/

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Hmmmmmm........

Way to go if indeed the building was obstructing waterways and not a witch-hunt.

Now this is called original gbese.

Haaaaaa a, gbese re o.
But we should learn to do things properly in this country.

Compasation is very very necessary

Shebi him too sharp.

It's a revenge demolition by enugu government. The owner of the building destroy enugu airport fences claiming it was on his land.

One man cannot fight govt.

Which waterway !!! Enugu get waterway?

Restrategise and attack the govt officials who sold your land and who demolished your house. Don't spare anybody...use black magic if you can.
Govt cannot be oppressing the same people they should protect

Who else thought it was built ontop of lagoon!

We are in the season of demolition

It is stupid for you to think that you can fight the government and win. Even if you use to be there.
No one can fight the government and win.

Can we compare the loss of his twin building to a tiny part of land that was taken?

He would have gone to the government house and they for give an compensation and even if they don’t. Free government oh