Abuja Justice League Threatens Mass Action Over Demolition Of Kpokpogri’s Property, Gives Seven-Day Ultimatum
Concerned members of human rights, civil society and legal community in Abuja have urged the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Hon. Musa Bello, to compensate Joseph Egbri, popularly called Prince Kpokpogri, within seven days or expect mass action for the alleged illegal attacks and demolition of his property at Guzape, Abuja.
The groups, under the auspices of the Justice League of Nigeria, Abuja chapter, while condemning the development, maintained that the attacks, which reportedly started in February 2022, and continued in May 2022, left scores injured and hospitalised, while rendering Prince Kpokpogri homeless.
In a statement by Comrade John Vodah, the League’s Abuja chapter chairman, made available to Daily Independent in Lagos on Monday, he alleged the attacks and demolitions had the tacit approval of the FCT Minister, Hon. Musa Bello.
The League stressed that the demolition constituted gross violation of fundamental human rights.
It said, “We condemn these infringements in very strong terms, and call on the Federal Government to take immediate steps to redress these injustices by compensating, resettling and rehabilitating the displaced person without further ado on prime land.
“The minister should show how a mansion on a hill inside an estate was built on the highway.
“He should also prove that the house was not approved by the ministry of Federal Capital Development Authority. Why was there no prior notice before the demolition?” it asked.
The League stressed that the recurrent invasion of Prince Kpokpogri and the accompanying demolitions “are characteristically, ruthless and bloody, executed with the active connivance of security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
“No safety measures are ever adopted during the demolitions to protect the children, visitors, the staff and the most vulnerable members of the house, leading to physical injury, loss of documents, property and livelihood.
