The Enugu State Capital Territory Development Authority on Friday began the demolition of a residential building belonging to an architect John Jerry Emejulu, Channels Television can confirm.

Emejulu had earlier demolished part of the Enugu Airport fence claiming ownership of a portion of the land.

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Thursday, said Mr Emejulu, accompanied by hundreds of armed thugs and bulldozers, had demolished up to 2km of the Enugu airport fence before the Nigerian Air Force and Police intervened to arrest the situation.

“This is certainly unfortunate, unbecoming,” Sirika said during a visit to the airport on Thursday. “Emejulu has done his best. But in doing his best, he has given the opportunity to government to show how not to wilfully destroy public assets belonging to 200 million people. It’s totally unacceptable.”

There is a government in place and it is wrong time to test our resolve,” the Minister said, adding that Mr Emejulu had threatened to destroy more properties within the airport but was only stopped by the swift intervention of security forces.

“I am sure he will regret this,” Sirika said. “And this is an opportunity for the government to show that no one can take the law into his hands and wilfully destroy national assets.

“We will not forgive him. The Chief of Air Staff, the Inspector General of Police and the Director-General of DSS will be directed to do the needful and bring him to book.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imzrdzkL-x0

“For emphasis, airports are national security assets and we are determined to protect them.”

Source : https://www.channelstv.com/2020/08/14/house-of-architect-who-demolished-enugu-airport-fence-destroyed/amp/

Good riddance.

There are better ways to claim ownership of landed property than destroying your government's fence. His bravery is outright foolishness.

Seizing his house would give him hope, but this demolition simply means that he tasted from his own tea.

The poetic justice metted out on him is highly commendable

Emejulu had earlier demolished part of the Enugu Airport fence claiming ownership of a portion of the land.

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Thursday, said Mr Emejulu, accompanied by hundreds of armed thugs and bulldozers, had demolished up to 2km of the Enugu airport fence before the Nigerian Air Force and Police intervened to arrest the situation.

This is the most stupid thing to do. Demolishing the government’s property, claiming encroachment into your land/property.

The property he claims to have is not his, he is only occupying the land cos the Land Use Act of 1978 has placed all land within a state in the hand of the State Government (apart from the mining site). His Certificate of Occupancy can be withdrawn, revoking his right to the land.

His stupidity can make him lose his property and even go to jail, cos the state government can be compelled by the federal government to revoke his CofO.
It is always good to apply wisdom in all we do. He could have find a way to resolve the issue by demanding for compensation for the land encroached or litigate and resign to fate on any outcome from the court.

Wow. Comeuppance.

Not

swiz123:
Good riddance

Should the govt be behaving like touts ?

Only barbarians destroy buildings they could confiscate and put to other uses

Operation Fire For Fire....

This is serious. Who go come settle this fight? E go tough to win government for this kind matter.

GamalNasser:


Should the govt be behaving like touts ?

Should citizens be behaving like lunatics?

Is this a joke or what
Sister Ifeyinwa Ugwuanyi has taken governance to ridiculous levels. I'm still trying to know between him her and Ikpeazu who is more incompetent.

kingzizzy:
Only barbarians destroy buildings they could confiscate and put to other uses

Some of these men parading as governors needs psychiatric evaluation.

Comical. what have they done to the Ghanaian man that destroyed its embassy?

JAMO84:
Should citizens be behaving like lunatics?

3 wrongs don't make a right

kingzizzy:
Only barbarians destroy buildings they could confiscate and put to other uses

Exactly

Imagine, the people in government took law into their hands

The man don go do pass himself.

Below is an illustration of the man vs FG in pictures. Lol

Say no to hot temper as it helps no one.

proeast:
Is this a joke or what
Sister Ifeyinwa Ugwuanyi has taken governance to ridiculous levels. I'm still trying to know between him her and Ikpeazu who is more incompetent.

The man forged judgement. He took himself to court and won himself, then took police to court for not enforcing the judgement and got judgement same day. The judge that gave the fake judgement is in big trouble. The man himself is wanted for previous unanswered crimes and for breach of national security.

For the person talking blah blah blah below, keep saying what you don't know. If you see the so-called documents he got from court you will weep for Nigerian judiciary systm. So many irregularities and other things. For example he got the judgement for an area and was executing the judgement in another area. The court judgement is so vague and doesn't contain beacon numbers or well-described address of the said place.

The NJC has already started making enquiries on the judge.

conductor266:

The man forged judgement. He took himself to court and won himself, then took police to court for not enforcing the judgement and got judgement same day. The judge that gave the fake judgement is in big trouble. The man himself is wanted for previous unanswered crimes and for breach of national security.

A judge can't give fake Judgement, any judgement from a valid judge can only be questionable but never fake

Very funny dey security forces he used couldn't help him now,I trust dey will make sure every stone is crushed. I think some government officials gave him dey morals

Government Should have deal with him in other way than this.

THIS ACTION BELITTLES GOVERNMENT.

Ok, ija sese bere baayi( fight just started)

chai....person fall just fence and them scatter him full house....
na when this life wan take balance??
seriously the guy was very wrong to try such on a government property because i kno he cant do same to his village head and the government too was wrong for going too far with the house demolishing when they are better ways to handle this..
Generally I THINK THIS DRAMA CANT HAPPEN IN SANER CLIMES.

And joining the lawlessness is the best?

:O this is so unfair


You bring down a structure worth over 30m because a citizen fought for what is his.

What happened to court hearings?
(The citizen went far but the govt. went too far)

JAMO84:
Should citizens be behaving like lunatics?

That's the reason I doubt you are a citizen

Because your behavior/comments on this forum thou , anyways I think most of you pro sai barbarians are bots accounts

Lol do me i do you god no vex