19TH DECEMBER, 2022.

ZONE 13 COMMAND DIARY:

PRESS RELEASE:

AIG ZONE 13, UKPO, AIG ABUTU YARO, fdc, READS RIOT ACT TO LAND GRABBERS AS LAND GRABBING SYNDICATE LEADER ARRESTED.

Following a litany of petitions to the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 13 Ukpo, from the people of Ogwugwu village Oba, through their lawyers, PROF. M.N. UMENWEKE & ASSOCIATES and PHIL EBOSIE AND PHIL EBOSIE SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES; that land grabbers invaded their community demolishing assorted buildings, Hotels, family houses and caused a wanton destruction to the economic trees therein.

The AIG ordered a full scale investigation to unravel the identities of these land speculators.

Detective's attached to the zone immediately swung into action and arrested the syndicate leader, one Sunday chukwuemeka "aka" (Sunny bigman) from Enugu State who specializes in forceful acquisition of lands, expropriation of occupied buildings and demolishing them to smithereens, loquaciously parading himself with fake armed uniform men in other to instill fear in his would be victims.

Preliminary investigation revealed that some individual
owners of the affected structures/residential houses(dwelling homes) and Hotels were asked to pay huge amount of money ranging from 2million Naira to 20million Naira or risk demolition. However, most of them actually made the payment into various bank accounts provided by the suspect.

Anambra State Government was irked by the garrulous activities of the syndicate and thereby, raised objection on the same land on a communique dated 7th December, 2022, and signed by secretary to the state Government, PROF. SOLO CHUKWULOBELU. On that premise, the AIG hereby, warns other violent grabbers who destroy people's property with impunity to desist from such or face the punishment; as the zone will not shirk its responsibilities of protection of life and property.

AIG Abutu Yaro, fdc, equally called on the members of the public whose property's have been demolished amongst the 70 exotic buildings destroyed and identified so far, worth over 20 billion Naira to come forward with their petitions for consolidation and investigation and also appeal to them and the immediate community affected to remain calm while investigation continues.

ASP AWAH B Emmanuel.
2ic ZONAL POLICE PRO,
Zone 13 Headquarters,
Anambra State.

The syndicate leader picture

Wahala.