– Say Community Leaders
By Jude Atupulazi
Indigenes of Ezinano Awka Community in Awka South Local Government Area, Anambra State, have accused those tarnishing the image of their son, Ozo Jeff Nweke, of being after annexing the communal land. This comes after an allegation of kidnap levelled against Ozo Nweke.
Ozo Nweke, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Mango and Lion Properties Ltd, was dragged to Anambra High Court, Awka, with Charge No: AWK/6c/2025, accusing him, with others, of kidnapping one Benjamin Ezemma, Vice Chairman of Dubai Estate on November 12, 2024.
However, the allegation raised dust among the indigenes of Awka Community, who lamented that the enemies of Ozo Nweke had decided to explore this means in order to get rid of their son and acquire their ancestral lands.
Speaking to journalists, Sunday, in Awka, Chief Arinze Ekelem, one of the community leaders, described the allegations as tissues of lies fabricated by the enemies of Nweke in order to have free conquest of their community lands.
‘I don’t think their accusation is right because Ozo Jeff Nweke is above what they are accusing him. I am not ignorant of what they are saying in the social media of which all are mere frame up. However, the security operatives have a lot to do, concerning this.
‘The person in question, the CEO of Dubai Estate, I have heard a lot of stories about him as regards some problems he was having with his friends, customers and business partners. Actually, I don’t know him one-on-one, but sincerely speaking, Ozo Jeff cannot engage in such a dirty thing because everybody knows what he can do,’ Ekelem said.
According to him, inasmuch as he did not know him, he had heard much about him concerning his good relationship with Ezinano People.
‘We have never quarrelled with him. So, having a cordial relationship with Ezinano Community, what then would prompt an indigene of Ezinano to start thinking of doing anything bad to the man.
‘Nevertheless, security operatives are doing a great job to unravel the secret, because, even if a mad person wrote a petition against someone, the DSS must definitely act, of which after investigation and they eventually discovered that the accused is innocent, the person will be set free.
‘In other words, where they found the suspect to be innocent and still keep him in detention, I think it doesn’t make any sense. Security operatives in Anambra State are trying their best.
‘I think the way we should make it clear to the public, that Ozo Jeff Nweke is not that type, is to know how to put a good notice to the Anambra State Government, police, DSS among others, that Jeff is not the type of person that should be associated with such evil,’ he stated.
Corroborating him, another community leader from Ezinano, Chief Richard Onuorah, noted that Nweke had never been involved in any criminal engagement but was rather the Taskforce Chairman of Ezinano.
‘We read from the Facebook about this idea of roping him into this kidnap allegation. This is just a gang up by some enemies to frame him up in order to reduce his integrity and drag his reputation to the mud before the people.
‘He can’t do that and he has never done such before. Jeff is a man of integrity, we know him in Awka here.
‘The enemies just want to use this means to see if they can remove him because of the land issues we had. Ezinano has had land issues with Enugwu-Agidi and other towns; so they are ganging up to see if it can be possible to use this measure to push him out so they will come and take what does not belong to them.
‘At any rate, we must let the world and Anambra Government to know about this gangsterism,’ Onuorah said.
