Four Communities, HURIDE Protest Demolition of Over 2000 Buildings Without Compensation In Ebonyi
…”Government, please protect us; We are suffering”.
Aggrieved Natives of Umuezoka, Umuezeokaoha, Umuoghara and Oriuzor communities in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and a civil society organisation, Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation, on Tuesday, protested demolition of their houses and farmlands, for the construction of airport in the area. The natives, protested from People's Club through VANCO and eventually to Ebonyi State Government House, Abakaliki, lamenting non payment of compensation by the State Government, after the demolition. They said their health was currently in danger, having been exposed to bad weather and infectious insects since the demolition, adding that they welcomed…