THE PEOPLE OF AMANKWO IN OPI LAMENT OVER GOVERNMENT'S INVERSION ON THEIR LAND
THE PEOPLE OF AMANKWO IN OPI LAMENT OVER GOVERNMENT'S INVERSION ON THEIR LAND Enugu 247 documentary As the people of Amankwo in opi take to the street in rejection of the government seizure of their land, it is important to unravel the issues behind the seizure. In what seems like a shocking display of power without accountability, the people of Amankwo in Ibeku Opi woke up to the unthinkable—a brutal and callous destruction of their ancestral farmlands. Without warning, bulldozers, allegedly sent by the Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area, descended upon their land, laying waste to cassava plants, razing carefully nurtured cash crops, demolishing raised structures, and turning homes into barren wastelands. There was no official communication, no opportunity for the affected families to harvest their crops or salvage their investments. No one-month notice. Not even a week. Not even 24 hours. The people of Amankwo were blindsided by an act that not only trampled o...