LANDLORDS and inhabitants of the Oluwa Palace neighbourhood in Lagos State’s Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area have accused hoodlums and police officers from the state’s environment and special offences enforcement unit of tearing down their homes and leaving them homeless.Information Guide Nigeria
According to information obtained by PUNCH Metro, the police and thugs assaulted the neighbourhood with bulldozers and demolished around 50 buildings, including homes, businesses, and other property worth millions of naira.
While bemoaning the invasion, the locals said that they had not received a notice of the destruction and added that those who lost their property had been traumatised by the change.
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Olawale Yusuf, a resident of the neighbourhood, claimed that his uncle’s property was included in the building that was torn down and that more than N300 million had been spent on it.
He said, “The property has 72 rooms and it belongs to my uncle. We have spent over N300m on it. We still have some property inside and could not bring them out during the demolition.
“We have not been able to bring the property out after the demolition. My uncle is not in good condition right now. We made our verification before building on this land.”
A property owner, Monday Ajanubor, said he was on a sick bed during the demolition exercise, adding that he was making plans to move into his new house when the demolition occurred.
He said, “Because my rent was about to expire, I was doing everything possible to ensure that I move into my new house on this land. I sold my cars to put the house in order. Now they called me to say that the house I spent all my life savings on has been demolished.”JAMB Result
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