OCHA Brigade Demolishes Shanties, Illegal Structures At Mgbuka Obosi
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By Chibuzo Obidike (ABS News)
The Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade has carried out an enforcement visit to Mgbuka Obosi, where several shanties and illegal structures were pulled down for being located directly under high-tension electricity lines.
The operation was aimed at discouraging residents, traders, and developers from continuing the dangerous and unlawful practice of building or operating businesses within restricted power line corridors.
The Managing Director of the OCHA Brigade, Comrade Celestine Anere, said the exercise was part of the agency’s responsibility to protect lives and public infrastructure, stressing that structures under high-tension lines pose serious safety risks to occupants and the general public.
He warned that anyone who defies government directives by erecting buildings or trading in such prohibited areas would be treated as a lawbreaker and made to face the full weight of the law.
Comrade Anere further stated that defaulters would be charged to court and compelled to pay for the cost of the workforce and equipment deployed for any demolition carried out on their illegal structures.
He explained that the enforcement was not targeted at any individual or group, but was designed to safeguard residents from avoidable disasters and to maintain order within public spaces across the state.
He recalled that the Anambra State Government had earlier issued repeated public warnings to traders and property developers against building, operating shops, or erecting makeshift structures under high-tension electricity lines and other restricted zones.
According to him, the ongoing enforcement at Mgbuka Obosi should serve as a clear reminder that the government remains committed to enforcing environmental and safety regulations, while urging residents to comply with the law in the interest of their own safety and that of the wider community.
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