Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state Tuesday evening demolished buildings belonging to three close allies of his predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
The victims include former Deputy Governor, Dr. Pius Odubu, a member of the House of Representatives Prof. Julius Ihonvbere and Mr. Mike Etemuagbon.
Ihonvbere also served as secretary to the state government in the second term of Oshiomhole.
Odubu’s property, located at Dennis Osadebe Avenue, GRA, in Benin, was occupied by his younger brother and his family at the time it was demolished.
Obaseki also destroyed Ihonvbere’s domestic in Benin
Ihonvbere’s assets (beneath creation), is located along Edo Osagie avenue, GRA, Benin.
Odubu defined the improvement as unfortunate, adding that the matter turned into already earlier than the court.
He stated he had read on pages of Nigerian Observer newspaper in January, this 12 months, that his Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), to the belongings, have been revoked.
“The data came to me this afternoon, March 23, that my belongings located at Dennis Osadebe avenue has been brought down by using sellers of the authorities at the directive of the governor.
“Before now, my attention became delivered to a book inside the Observer newspaper in January, that the C of O of my belongings has been revoked with out earlier be aware given to me.
“I went to court within the matter and I am amazed that when they were served, the government still went in advance to convey down my house with a bulldozer.
“My younger one become within the residence when it turned into introduced down and they did no longer provide them note nor allowed to eliminate any of their residences before destroying the vicinity.”
Precious Odubu, wife of the former Deputy Governor’s brother, stated at about 4 p.M., she observed some policemen got here into the compound and she accosted them to inquire about their task.
“The way they came in, now not through the main gate, I turned into afraid and requested about their assignment, and that they advised me that they need to demolish the residence and if there are kids in the constructing, they should be introduced out.
“Without even anticipating my response, they just brought of their bulldozers and started out destroying the house with out permitting us to take away our residences,” she said.
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