The Committee set up by Imo State Government for the recovery of land belonging to Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education (AIFCE), Tuesday indicted former governor Rochas Okorocha for using brute force to disposes the College of its land.
The Committee regretted that Okorocha ordered the demolition of 101 buildings belonging to staff of the College and thereafter confiscated their property.
Submitting its report to Governor Hope Uzodimma, the committee recommended the recovery of the Shell Camp land from Okorocha and his associates within six months and hand the same over to AIFCE.
The report which was signed by the Chairman, Prof Vitalis Orikeze Ajumbe and the Secretary, Barr B F Anyanwu, disclosed that Okorocha, after snatching the land from the College thereafter allocated or sold them to his top associates.
Those who benefited from the Okorocha's alleged illegal magnanimity and have been similarly asked to vacate the land include two of Okorocha's inlaws, Uche Nwosu, Dr Uzoma Anwuka and Hon Kingsley Uju.
Others are former speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Acho Ihim, Chief Charles Orie, Prince Charles Amadi (Chalvon) and Chief Ugochukwu Hillary.
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The panel urged the Imo State Executive Council "to direct the recovery of all the lands belonging to AIFCE, which are now illegally in the hands of individuals and institutions."
It further asked the State Government to ensure the recovery of the land within six months and thereafter issue a certificate of occupancy to the college.
"AIFCE should take full possession of the vacated land and property immediately upon recovery while the Commissioner for Lands and OCDA should recover the land within six months," the committee recommended.
It further recommended that AIFCE should pay the agreed compensation to Orji indigenes who are the original owners of the land while the Army should vacate the shanties they erected in the land and finally move to Obinze.
Responding, Governor Uzodimma thanked the committee for doing a thorough job and promised that the State Government would take all necessary steps in accord with due process to implement the committee's recommendations.
