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September 26, 2006
Afiesere villagers 've no home to return to — CDHR
WARRI—THE Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) in Delta State says it is surprised at the call by the Deputy Governor of Delta state, Chief Benjamin Elue, last Wednesday, on the sacked villagers from Afiesere community in Ughelli North local government area to return home when it is conspicuously obvious that the people have no home to return, their abodes having been completely razed by the police on September 14.
By Emma Amaize
Posted to the Web: Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Speaking to Vanguard in an interview, the state chairman, Mr. Oghenejabor said: “Ordinarily, there is no crime in asking the people to return home but the question is return to which home is the Deputy Governor asking them to return to; he (Elue) visited the community on September 20 and saw things for himself. From what he saw on ground, is the houses that were razed that the people should return to; or exactly which home is he talking about”.
“Right now at Afiesere, some of the villagers are hanging around the burnt houses like refugees. The few houses that are standing cannot accommodate them and you saw that they were inside the rain when it was raining the other day, is that where they are expected to sleep in the night or return to.
“I think what the state government should do immediately is to take statistics of those whose houses were burnt and commence the process of paying compensation to the affected persons.
From what we saw during our fact-finding tour to the community, over 60 houses were completely burnt down by the police.
Posted by Publisher at September 26, 2006 04:36 PM
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