The accredited youth and leaders of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) host communities have petitioned Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, over alleged land grabbing by agents of the state government.
In their petition, the communities also claimed that their appointed attorney, Chief Sam Anokam, was facing death threats from what they described as “the cult of land grabbers,” urging the governor to provide him with protection.
The petition, signed by representatives from Avu, Obinze, Umuanunu, Ihiagwa Ancient Kingdom, Dindi Ihiagwa, Umuoma Nekede, Eziobodo, Eziokwele, Emeabiam, Okolochi, and Obibi-Ezena, accused certain state government agents of encroaching on their ancestral lands along Port Harcourt Road, Owerri.
The communities detailed the efforts of their attorney, Chief Sam Anokam, a professional estate manager, in securing the excision of their land from FUTO’s control.
According to them, Anokam’s intervention played a crucial role in securing the approval of former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, for the return of approximately 1,267 hectares of land to the host communities in 2020.
