A Nigerian billionaire, Arthur Eze, has allegedly forcefully
evicted another son of his brother, Prince Onyeka Eze and his family from their
house using the police to carry out the operation after claiming ownership of
the property.
SaharaReporters gathered that Arthur stormed the property
located at No. 2 Victor Nwodo close GRA Enugu by Ubakwu street GRA ,Enugu State
alongside armed policemen and ordered Prince Onyeka and his family out without
allowing them to carry any of their properties while laying claim of ownership
to both house and everything inside.
Arthur claimed to be acting on the purported final forfeiture
order secured by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) from the
Federal High Court.
Meanwhile the execution was illegally carried out since
notice of appeal and motion for stay was served on the parties involved and the
matter is still pending at the Supreme Court.
But the Federal High Court Enugu through the Deputy Chief
Registrar, Ekperobe Femi in a letter dated 31st March 2023 addressed to
Onyeka’s lawyer, Gabriel Onovo, confirmed the Notice of Appeal and Motion for
Stay filed by the lawyer.
The letter which was a response to the request by Prince
Onyeka’s lawyer requesting for the confirmation of writs of execution in
respect of judgement in Suit No FHC/EN/CS/83/2021 Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission V Olisaebuka Okwuchukwu Eze & Anor and Suit No.
FHC/EN/CS/84/2021 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission V Onyeka Nnadozie
Eze & Anor the court.
The letter read in part “ In summary, the execution was
carried out by the Registry of the Federal High Court In company of men of the
Police Force Enugu Command on 29th March, 2023”
Recall that Arthur in November 2020 dragged his two nephews,
Olisaebuka Okwuchukwu Eze and Prince Onyeka Eze before a Federal Capital
Territory High Court and Federal High Court after he accused them of
fraudulently diverting his fund for private gratification.
It was gathered that Arthur personally invaded the premises
of Onyeka’s house with armed policemen who forced their way into the building
through the fence and threw out the occupants and their properties.
In a CCTV exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters Arthur was
seen when he got out of his car and ordered the policemen to enter the premises
via fence and ejected the family.
He also supervised the policemen when he ordered them to
collect rent from the tenants occupying some of the properties belonging to
Olisa and Onyeka in both Enugu and Abuja.
Arthur had in a letter he personally signed threatened the
tenants with police when he asked them to discontinue paying rent to Prince
Olisa and Prince Onyeka telling that he has taken the ownership of the
properties citing an order of final forfeiture made by the Federal High Court,
Enugu Division in Suit No. FHC/EN/CS/83/21 (EFCC V. OLISÄEBUKA OKWUCHUKWU EZE
& ANOR).
The letter read in part “ In view of the above therefore, the
status quo is that I am in physical possession of the properties by virtue of
the execution of the Order of final forfeiture of the Federal High Court; I am
therefore your Landlord and not Prince Olisa Eze.
“It is equally pertinent for you to know that Prince Olisa
Okwuchukwu and Prince Önyeka Nnadozie Eze are presently standing trial over a
criminal charge at the FCT High Court Abuja and Federal High Court preferred
against them which Arthur is using EFCC to prosecute.
“Recall that I had already held a meeting with all the
tenants in the property subject of this letter, in which I benevolently waived
off twenty percent off each tenant’s rent. It will therefore be in your best
interest to maintain that cordiality.
“In that regard therefore, I hereby give you notice to pay
your due rent by raising a draft in my name(Prince Arthur Ikpechukwu Eze) after
which you should promptly submit your proof of payment to the chambers of my
Solicitors (OLI & PARTNERS), at No. 3A Onoh Crescent, CRA, Enugu.
“Take further notice that your strict adherence to, and
compliance with the foregoing instructions will determine your continued
tenancy in the property”
A source under the condition of anonymity said, “Prince
Arthur Ikpechukwu Eze, What a shame that you want to start collecting rent from
your nephew, Prince Olisa Eze’s tenants. Does it mean that Arthur Eze can’t
sustain himself without rent?”
The billionaire had recently raised an alarm when he
petitioned Enugu State Police Command accusing his nephew,Prince Olisa of
planning with some people to kidnap and assassinate him with others.
The police who are also doing his bidding declared Prince
Olisa wanted and in the process arrested some persons over the allegation. The
case was charged to court but was later thrown out for lack of evidence while
those arrested were discharged.
A source who spoke to SaharaReporters said the billionaire
had continued to victimize and frustrate his nephews despite the olive branch
of forgiveness and reconciliation he extended to them during their later
grandfather’s memorial service held 24 December,2023 at St Mary’s Anglican
Church ,in Ukpo, Oranto village, Anambra.
SaharaReporters had on September 2, 2022, reported how Arthur
led some armed policemen and evicted Prince Olisa and his family from their
residence located at No. 5 Ifeanyi Ararume Street, Mabushi Abuja with the claim
of taking the possession of the property.
Meanwhile a letter from FCT High Court denied the illegality
and insisted that Prince Olisa Eze & family was never evicted by the court.
– Source: SaharaReporters
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