By Gloria Ikibah
The Public Petitions Committee of the House of Representatives has summoned Ifeanyi Emenike, a representative of FGlobal Properties Limited, to appear before it on January 30 regarding allegations of land grabbing and incitement of violence.
This was sequel to a petition submitted by Collins Adele on behalf of 23 beneficiaries of a Federal Government land scheme in Rumueme, Port Harcourt.
The petitioners alleged that they have been prevented from developing their legally allocated plots due to threats from armed individuals allegedly acting on Emenike’s instructions.
According to the petition, the armed men, reportedly over 20 in number and equipped with guns, machetes, and other dangerous weapons, warned allottees to stay off the land or face severe consequences.
Committee Chairman Mike Etaba, while issuing the summons, cautioned that the matter could proceed in Emenike’s absence should he fail to honor the invitation.