By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri Eight people were said to have sustained various degrees of injuries and 30 escaped in a clash with angry youths during a demolition exercise in Orlu town, Imo state. Narrating the story, yesterday, to Vanguard in Owerri, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Rochas Okorocha on Mayorial Affairs, Mr Emeka Osuorji, led the team of government officials on the demolition exercise.

According to Osuorji, he decided to retreat with his men when the angered youths poured fuel on their vehicles and on themselves. He added that the ugly incident took place at Owums Avenue by Amigbo road in the area and that they could be on a suicide mission. The government official said: ”

For the past one month there has been announcement for the inhabitants of Orlu city to remove the shanties, containers and illegal structures  on the major streets in Orlu town.

“But It was an ugly situation, when myself and my men and some security agents, went on the removal of the shanties and illegal structures. “At first it was first peacefull while we were removing the shanties, half way into the action, some youths mobilized themselves,  few of them we have identified. They attacked me and my men.

“Two out of the youths poured petrol on themselves and on our vehicles, in my decent manner of carrying out my duties  I sensed the situation was getting real bad, I called my men and all the security men and we retreated to my office.

“That one did not deter them they still came after us and came to our office but they did not gain entrance into our office. I am not going to shy away what happened because it was a lesson.

“However, Eight of my staff were seriously injured, their phones were stolen, monies were stolen but nobody died.” He alleged that, “The people at Owums by Amigbo road, that is where we met this resistance. From what I got the youths who collect money from these illegal structures carried out this attack.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/08/8-injured-30-escaped-mob-attack-imo/

Chai

Reason for demolition is that the ignorant traders used sand to fill up drainage and build shanties which leads to flooding in parts of the city. They are removed to make way for drainage clearing.

chai imo state dirty oo

if na so imo dirty ,i no marry from their again

Young03:
chai imo state dirty oo

Sure Imo State gutter is very dirty.

The people are hungry and you want to add to their pains, nonsense work.

Indeed..OWERRI is the dirtiest City in Africa.

Such an erosion-ravaged Slum.

Okoroawusa home town

Na dem dem.... To commit crime no dey taya dem

Nigerians sha!

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if erosion destroys d village, dem go blame government.

Nawa o

We are most times the architect of our own problems

[quote author=Homeboiy post=59541789]if na so imo dirty ,i no marry from their



Mr white as snow, who wan marry you before?

pepper dem gang every where

Na wa ooo boys r not smilling

Abagworo:
Reason for demolition is that the ignorant traders used sand to fill up drainage and build shanties which leads to flooding in parts of the city. They are removed to make way for drainage clearing.

Wow, There is no drainage system in Orlu. Your boss, governor Okorocha is yet to complete the drainage project started by former governor of Imo state from far-away Bende, Amadi Ikwechegh.

Any slight rain in Orlu floods everywhere.

You can lie against hundreds of thousands of people in Orlu; and you think you are smart?

This is the hole Okorocha govt dug at the centre of Orlu four years ago to collect floods near the habitations of human beings. To further punish the people who voted for him in elections?

stevnwigw:
The people are hungry and you want to add to their pains, nonsense work.

Receive sense in Jesus name

gods are angry.

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stevnwigw:
The people are hungry and you want to add to their pains, nonsense work.

Yet you cry for development. When will we ever do the right things and stop the victim and hunger stories?

Proper Sensitization through a town hall meeting should have been carried out first. And adequate compensation provided, or alternatives.

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MrHistorian:
Indeed..OWERRI is the dirtiest City in Africa.

Such an erosion-ravaged Slum.

shatap and go back to your erosion ravaged region.

we are talking about orlu andd you talking about Owerri.

This aba currently

Please guys,
This is orlu, the second largest urban centre in imo state after owerri,

We should not be our own enemy, building of shanties, shacks, racks, make shift structures on drainages and water channels and equally dumping of refuse and debris in such paths are environmentally unfriendly, devastating and disastrous,

These human activities of ours is part of the major causes of flooding,
We must create right of way for water passage, else it forces it's way and that could turn into a despicable boomerang,

The way you make your bed so you lay on it,
We should support the government in doing things right for the greater good of all,

We complain of misgovernance, but when government tries to right wrongs we become incorrigible and recalcitrant,

Let's do right.
By sticking to the masterplan and lead environmentally friendly habits.

Useless politicians.....dem no kill one??