198 Ebonyians sacked by Lagos govt. returns, beg Gov. Nwifuru for empowerment

By Uchenna Okeh 

No fewer than one hundred and ninety eight Ebonyians residing at Ilaje and sacked by the Lagos state government have arrived at Iziogo in Izzi LGA and other parts of the state.

The Nations News Nigeria reports that the affected victims who are mainly from Izzi and okposi, are pregnant mothers, women and children.

It was learnt that the stranded women and children before their return were sleeping under the bridge, since the sad incident occurred in Ilaje Lago state.

The victims, especially those of the Izzi extraction arrived at the palace of the traditional ruler representing Izzi Local Government Area in Lagos state, Eze Cyprian Nwekee in Iziogo.

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Addressing the victims, the traditional ruler, Eze Nwekee described the experience as sad, saying that though no life was lost,the victims if not properly settled and financially empowered by the Ebonyi state government would spell doom and bring back the Abiola era in the state.

He revealed that the affected persons lived in the heart of Lagos before evacuation and appealed to government at all levels, especially governor Francis Nwifuru for financial assistance to enable the victims startup new life,  knowing fully well that they don’t have farm land to start farming.

Some of the victims; Mr Mathias Nwenyim, Mrs Nomi Martina, and Mrs Helen Ogbonna, a native of Agbaja Community who spoke with newsmen expressed joy for the intervention of the traditional ruler, Eze Nwekee for coming to their rescue.

Mrs. Ogbonna who said she had lived in Lagos state for over twenty years and had ten children bemoaned that life would be useless to most victims families without help from individual, government or group as affected persons lost everything in the ugly incident except sleeping and few items.

Responding, the traditional ruler representing Ebonyi Local Government Area, HRH, Eze Augustine Nwego refuted the claims that Lagos state government is against the Igbo speaking people.

He stated further that the affected victims had been served quit notice several occasions, but through intervention of Obas were allowed to continue living in the area until the current administration who evacuated them to develop the area.

He appealed to Lagos and Ebonyi state government to show empathy to the victims by offering them palliative measures to cushion the effects of the forceful evacuation and trauma.