Land Grabbers: Imo Community Boils Over Allegations of Selling Secondary School Land By SEMB Director, Education Commissioner
Chigozie Marquis in Owerri Imo State.
There is palpable tension in Okuku Autonomous Community, Owerri West Local Government Area, Imo State, over allegations that the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Johnclif Nwadike, and the Secondary School Education Management Board (SEMB) Executive Director, Mrs. Tina Azubuike, sold eight plots of land belonging to Arah Secondary School to individuals, including a gas plant owner along Okuku Umuguma road in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State.
The community donated the land for the school and is opposed to the sale, citing safety concerns for the students.
They demand that the governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, intervene to stop the land grabbers and return the land to its original owners if the government no longer needs it for the school.
The community members are angry and fear victimization, but they are determined to prevent the sale and potential danger to the school children.
The Commissioner for Education and the SEMB Director have been contacted but declined to comment, with the Commissioner not picking up calls and the SEMB Director hanging up on the caller.
The community is prepared to take action, including a shutdown, to protect their land and the school. They believe that some teachers may be colluding with those in Owerri to sell the land, which they will not tolerate.
The situation is tense and requires urgent attention from the government to resolve the issue and prevent any potential harm to the school and its students.
