Residents of Unity Estate at Eneka community in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area are counting their losses following the demolition of their houses by agents of the Rivers State Government.

Our correspondent UCHENDU EJIOWHOR visited the site after the demolition on Saturday and reports that dozens of families have been left homeless as a result of the action.

One of the victims who gave his name as RONALD PEPPLE said he lost everything he owned in the demolition.

PEPPLE also wandered why such action was taken against them, since there was no warning and no information about government’s link to the land.

On his part; another building owner in the demolished estate, GABRIEL OLUWAROTIMI wandered how the Rivers State Government would claim ownership of the land after granting approval for them to build in the area.

The Eneka Unity Estate land owners are demanding compensation from the Rivers State Government, while the Commissioner for Urban and Regional planning, CHINYERE IGWE has not been forthcoming with any explanation.


http://www.todayfmlive.com/news/item/5809-residents-of-unity-estate-counting-losses-following-govt-demolition.html

Heard people lost their buildings because of a proposed GRA phase 9. It is wicked to cause this kind of hardship, especially with this economic climate.

Myndd44;Lalasticlala. Wike is becoming a tyrant by the minute.

@op, u are ftp on your own thread, how are you different from wiked?

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evil people in power

May GOD return back to the victims financial ability to bear the loss, what I don't understand is that their is no response from the government and if there had been a plan to use the place for something else in the master plan why allow the people to build on it and open up the place for you before going to destroy the place. In this hard economy while will government be wasting people's hard earned economy.

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Omg

Governor Wike the tout....making Rivers an unhappy state

chai!
Nigerians will smile again.

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Smh

if na lagos now some ppl go don dey shout afonja.

Our leaders are useless and heartless




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Nawao.

Demolishing homes without alternatives in this kin period with rain wey dey fall anyhow. God helep us

This country ehn!

remembering lucky dube we are the victim everytime God will provide new home for the victims

This is disheartening, but then we may not blame the government because that may be a "committed" land.
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anyone else with the initial thought of it being one of these Unity estate in lagos?

kizygist:
This is wickedness in the Buharific era. Why will they make this people homeless?

Go ask Wike about his wicked policy.

ANY GOVERNMENT THAT CLAMPS DOWN AND DEMOLISH CITIZENS PROPERTY AFTER GIVING THEM THEIR BUILDING APPROVAL IS AN
IRRESPONSIBLE AND WICKED GOVERNMENT

my igbo brothers will soon flood this thread to defend their hero.

But but but the timing is wrong nah.

People are struggling to even eat and now house rent has been included when you had a full house to yourself some weeks ago

Wike didn't try in this one,i repeat, he didn't try.
He must have borrowed a leaf from the vegetable because only him can be this wicked

Am a victim of this man inhumanity to man, as a matter of fact the commissioner for Urban development in rivers state is incompetent and should be stripped of his post. He claims to be a lawyer by profession and he doesn't know the legal process of evicting people from their property. I wouldn't want to say bad of the governor as regard this issue pending when he will act.
But one thing is certain, Rivers state government is in for this and will pay heavily for their misconduct. because it is not heard anywhere that you will get approval for your building from a government agency and that same government will be the one to come and demolishe your building without any prior notice.

kayalla:
Demolishing homes without alternatives in this kin period with rain wey dey fall anyhow. God helep us

I fit accommodate you oo

Lanretoye:
if na lagos now some ppl go don dey shout afonja.

Shout ur own nah!