The Enugu State Government has dismissed claims that it demolished a building while people were still inside. The allegation, which surfaced in an online video, has been described as misleading and false.
The government’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Mr. Reuben Onyishi, addressed the issue in a statement on Sunday in Enugu. He clarified that the video being shared online does not depict any event that happened in the state.
“No such thing happened in Enugu State. The video in place was a demolition that took place somewhere in the north which the daredevils culled from antiquity and purporting it to have taken place in Enugu State.
“Their action is to misrepresent the Mbah administration before the public.
“It may interest the public to know that the Enugu State Government had put up a notice of vacation to property owners whose property were less than five metres to the road.
“This followed the flag off of the dualisation of the 43.7 km Penoks-Abakpa Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road in October, 2024.”
He explained that while fringes were being cleared for the commencement of the construction work on the road, affected property owners had vacated their property.
“What played out was that some scavengers milled around the sites seeking what to cart away.
Some of them dashed into the buildings on demolition, seeking what to grab,” he said.
