'We are ready to die in our home' - Imo family vows as govt invades ancestral land

The Nkwazema household of Nekede, Owerri West LGA of Imo State, has vowed to involvement their lives to support their ancestral onshore from allegedly being taken distant from them by officials of the authorities government.

The indigenes lamented that immoderate authorities officials led by the Special Adviser to the Governor connected Monitoring and Compliance, Nze Chinasa Nwaneri, allegedly invaded their onshore with equipped information men and forcefully evicted occupants.

Speaking connected behalf of the affected family, Felix Uchenna Ihemeze Nkwazema alleged that Nwaneri ordered a radical of boys, said to beryllium thugs, to invade and destruct houses and different properties successful the land, which they claimed primitively belonged to them.

Nkwazema said that they were amazed astatine however Nwaneri and his alleged thugs started erecting fences instantly aft destroying their property.

He hinted that Nwaneri lone mapped retired the graves of their parents and started fencing the land, which helium claimed was implicit 10 plots with residential houses.

Nkwazema noted that nary authorities official, including Nwaneri, approached the household astir taking their land, nor was immoderate benignant of monetary compensation made.

He added that the household has owned the onshore from clip immemorial and determination was nary clip the authorities indicated involvement successful acquiring it.

"Even if the authorities indicated involvement successful the land, determination is simply a process for that which was not followed.

"The authorities should besides marque its intent of acquiring the l...