A group of
aggrieved villagers reportedly from Umuago, Urualla, Ideato North Local
Council Area of Imo State, have destroyed the fence of the proposed Imo
European University, IEU.
It was learnt that the unidentified
villagers took the action because the government had failed to
compensate them and had compensated other communities in Ideato South
Local Government Area, whose land were also acquired.
They claimed that they faced several forms of intimidation, harassment and oppression, which further fuelled their anger.
Governor Rochas Okorocha had initially
proposed the land to be the permanent site of Imo State University,
IMSU, but was later changed to IEU before its current Eastern Palm
University, EPU.
Speaking under the condition of
anonymity, a resident of the area said that “the state government
acquired the 12-hectare piece of land when it planned to transfer IMSU
to the place.”
Meanwhile, the aggrieved residents escaped from the scene immediately after carrying out the attack.
0 comments:
Post a Comment