The Catholic Diocese of Awka has clarified that it did not directly participate in the recent eviction of tenants from a property along Jerome Udorji Secretariat Road, Awka, Anambra State insisting the exercise was carried out solely by the court’s bailiff in execution of a judgment.
Addressing journalists at a press conference in Awka on Thursday, the Diocesan Chancellor and Secretary, Rev. Fr. Dr. Charles Ndubisi, said the eviction was the outcome of a protracted legal dispute over ownership of the property, which the court resolved in favour of the Diocese.
According to him, the Diocese opted to follow due process after discovering that one Mr. Chidi Osakwe had allegedly taken over the building and rented it out to tenants without authorisation.
While expressing sympathy for tenants who may have been misled into renting the property, Fr. Ndubisi said those who have approached the Diocese are being offered the opportunity to sign new tenancy agreements.
