The enforcement team of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority in collaboration with the Anambra State Vigilante Group has dislodged illegal occupants of an uncompleted building meant for use as a hotel due to concerns over threats and nuisances to the surrounding environment.
Prompted by a surge in drug peddling and other illicit enterprises within the environment, officials of the agency acted swiftly to dislodge about three hundred individuals who were from Kano, Taraba, Kogi, Adamawa and various other states, and had unlawfully occupied the structure.
Addressing Journalists in Amawbia, the Anambra State Commander of Awka Capital Territory Development Authority, Mr. Ugochukwu Nwimo, said that there is urgent need for intervention, citing rampant illegal enterprises and public nuisance perpetrated by the occupants, and disclosed that there was prior warnings and fourteen days eviction notice to the illegal occupants of the structure, which they did not obey.
Speaking on the need to maintain law and order in the capital city, Mr Nwimo revealed that contact with the owner of the building disclosed his lack of knowledge regarding the unauthorized tenants, underscoring the urgency of their action.
When inquired by newsmen on the arrangement of the occupants of the building, a private security man from Adamawa state, Mr. Muhammed Garba who oversees the premises, clarified that the owner of the building had no knowledge of the illegal occupants, and that he accommodated them based on brotherhood and tribal affection, acknowledged that there are nefarious activities ongoing within and around the area.
Residents who spoke to newsmen on the condition of anonymity, expressed gratitude to Awka Capital Territory Development Authority for its intervention.
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