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The land grabbing battle in Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State between Okwesi family of the community and Chief Executive of a Property Developing Company, Pinleaf Estate, Bishop Onyeka Nzekwe, has taken another dimension with the arrest of three men allegedly in possession of illegal fire arms.
The three men said to be led by one Gozie from Ifite, Awkuzu were arrested by Inspector -General of Police (IG) Special Squad with two Pump Action riffles.
The Okwesi family had through their leader, Chief Charles Okwesi, called on the IG to save them from Bishop Nzekwe who they alleged had resorted to the use of soldiers, men of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) formerly known as Special Anti robbery Squad (SARs) and other security operatives to intimidate and harass them over their own ancestral land.
Charles said that in the process they tagged them kidnappers and Unknown Gun Men (UGM) by Bishop Nzekwe and co , which they were not just to grab their land from them.
He said the Bishop without verifying the owner of the land in question, went into deal with some people who are not rightful owners, stating that when they realised that they were dealing with wrong people, they turned around to force them into the deal in a bid to take over their land.
Charles said there was no room to accommodate Bishop Nzekwe ‘s Pinleaf Estate, since they (the Okwesi family). has been discussing with another developer.
He said: “He should leave our land. He should carry his bulldozer and get out of our land. We don’t want to sell the land to him . We are already dealing with another people”.
But Bishop Nzekwe denied having armed men when his view was sought ,saying: ” I don’t have men, what I have are staff and genuine security men”.
He vowed that he would never destroy people’s property as according to him : “I am not even violent”.
Bishop Nzekwe said on the contrary, it was Okwesi family men that were arrested and it took his intervention to release them. “I released them because they pleaded for peace” he said.
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