atched their life-time investments broken into rubbles and ruins by bulldozers allegedly ordered by the palace of the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II.
Plot after plot, the bulldozers crawled over 80 houses and other belongings worth billions of naira and threw the law-abiding home owners into the streets. As if the wanton destruction was not enough, the Village Head, Enogie Sunday Eghosasere Omoregie, and the chief priest of the community, Ohen Philip Uwuoroya, were adopted and brutalised.
Those affected in the demolition have also accused the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration of being complicit in the whole drama. “The Enogie of Ulegun and his community youths have sold off land of other people and corporate bodies located in Ukhiri, including land that is known to belong to the palace.
The accused persons appeared in court on a six-count-charge bordering on forceful takeover of land and illegal demolition of buildings at Ulegun village in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.