The Imo State Government has warned trespassers on government lands located behind AREA U & AREA W LAYOUTS to vacate immediately.
Chinasa Nwaneri, Special Adviser on Monitoring & Compliance to the Governor, in a statement said the state government acquired the land in 1976. The land is now being reborn as “PROPOSED ALAOMA LAYOUT AND PARADISE LAYOUT RESPECTIVELY.”
“The government hereby warns the general public and those individuals or groups of persons, howsoever described, to desist from further acts of trespass into these layouts including REDEMPTION 2 and REDEMPTION EXTENSION 3 (REE), AVU.”
He said anyone caught within these aforementioned layouts will be severely dealt with to serve as a deterrent.
In addition, “The state government hereby declares its intention to demolish and recover structures built on government lands/layouts, Owerri City rail lines, public spaces and areas marked as verge, including lock-up shops, which were acquired without due process and approval from the Ministry of Lands.
“The era of illegal acquisition and development of government lands through Power of Attorney from natives is over. The 3R government shall not condone such illegality as a means of acquiring titles over government layouts in Imo State”, he concluded.
