“He is not from our community, he is from Awka, which is our neighbour. We are from Ifite, Achalla, Igbolo and Imoloieli villages all in Enugwu-Agidi community”
Indigenes of the Enugwu-Agidi community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State have protested against the activities of the owner of Blue Shield Security Company, Ozo Jeff Nweke, an alleged serial land grabber in the state.
The protesters, who stormed the Anambra State Police Command at the weekend, said portions of their land have been illegally acquired by Nweke who runs a private security outfit.
Nweke is also a traditional high chief title holder in Awka, one of the notable towns in the state.
Pleading with police authorities in Anambra for intervention, the protesters said Nweke had forcefully taken their land with the help of his gun-toting security operatives. They also alleged that the operatives also molest their women at will.
The leader of the protesters, an elder statesman, Chief Peter Omekunsi, while addressing the State Police Command on their grouse, said: “As I speak to you, Ozo Nweke has forcefully collected so many people’s land across neighbouring communities of Enugu-Agidi and Nibo respectively.
“He is not from our community, he is from Awka, which is our neighbour. We are from Ifite, Achalla, Igbolo and Imoloieli villages all in Enugwu-Agidi community. We want the State Police Commissioner, CP Adeoye Aderemi to help us.”
The protesters, including aged men and women, youths and children, wielded placards displaying their grievances against Nweke.
A report by Daily Post NG said Nweke, when contacted on the phone, admitted that he was aware of the protest. He pleaded that he was in a meeting in Abuja and would call back shortly.
“Don’t bother calling back, I will call you. I’m in a meeting now in someone’s office in Abuja, so I can’t speak with you,” he was quoted to have said.
Though the conversation was on Friday, he did not call back as of the time of filing this report. Several calls to his phone on Saturday were ignored, the reported stated.
Newsheadline247 reports that the Anambra State Police Command in a statement on Thursday, 23 November 2023, highlighted Nweke’s criminal antics against the State CID, Awka and Anambra State Police Command.
Aderemi Adeoye, the state PPRO, in the statement, listed notorious cultism activities, land grabbing using armed men, shooting and stealing of police pistol and other armed activities in which Nweke is allegedly involved.
