{"id":121527,"date":"2025-08-20T17:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T16:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121527"},"modified":"2025-08-21T21:08:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T20:08:42","slug":"obi-slams-catholic-diocese-over-wifes-eviction-demands-written-apology-25m-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/obi-slams-catholic-diocese-over-wifes-eviction-demands-written-apology-25m-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Obi Slams Catholic Diocese Over Wife\u2019s Eviction, Demands Written Apology, #25M Compensation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Human rights activist Comrade Osita Obi, based in Awka, Anambra State, has denounced the Awka Catholic Diocese for what he described as an \u201cevil\u201d eviction of his wife, Beatrice, from her shop in Awka nearly three weeks ago. The eviction, he asserts, was carried out under the guise of a court judgment.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At a press conference held in Awka on Tuesday, Obi recounted the traumatic episode: \u201cAbout three weeks ago, the Chancellor of the Diocese, Rev. Fr. Charles Ndubuisi, arrived at my wife\u2019s shop at No. 27 Secretariat Road, accompanied by a bailiff. They scattered her goods, threw them into the rain, and destroyed the shop. Nothing could be salvaged.\u201d He estimates the loss at over \u20a65 million, and condemned the manner of eviction as both cruel and indefensible.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obi explained that the sequence of events began way back on June 15, 2022, when police from the Awka Area Command arrested his wife following a petition alleging criminal trespass, kidnapping, and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. The petition, he said, was never shown to them, and it was only upon checking court records, including a judgment purportedly authorizing the eviction, that they learned the Diocese had filed the original complaint.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He emphasized that his wife, a Chartered Accountant and former Deputy Director at the Federal Inland Revenue Service, had lawfully rented the shop from Mr. Chidi Osakwe after relocating to Awka. \u201cIf Osakwe was disputing ownership with the Diocese, that should have been between them,\u201d he asserted. \u201cThey should have informed us officially, not used force.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He lamented that neither he nor his wife, nor four other tenants in the building, received any court notice. \u201cThey deceived the court and obtained a kangaroo judgment. Then, they came in with a bailiff and destroyed our livelihoods.\u201d Obi clarified: \u201cI\u2019m not opposed to the Catholic Church, but I stand firmly against the Awka Catholic Diocese for the harm they have caused.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obi revealed court documents showing that the Diocese and its Property Manager, Rev. Fr. Nicodemus Izuchukwu, sued \u201cUnknown Persons\u201d in Suit No. MAW\/971\/2024 at the Chief Magistrate Court in Awka. They claimed the right to possession of the apartments, rooms, and shops at No. 27 Seaman Avenue\/Secretariat Road, serving a seven-day notice dated August 29, 2024. On July 10, 2025, Senior Magistrate E.C. Chukwuma delivered judgment granting the Diocese immediate possession due to defendants\u2019 absence and failure to vacate.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He countered that the proceedings were a sham: \u201cNo notices, no court papers served. The judgement was obtained secretly, and enforced brutally. They destroyed my wife\u2019s property in the rain under Rev. Fr. Ndubuisi\u2019s supervision.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He is now demanding a written apology and \u20a625 million compensation for the losses and trauma, noting that his wife is hospitalized in Enugu from the shock. \u201cIf they don\u2019t comply within two weeks, I\u2019ll pursue legal redress, even taking this to the Vatican if necessary,\u201d Obi declared. \u201cI will never accept a replacement shop, this is about justice, not charity.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obi added, \u201cI\u2019ve requested the final police report from the Awka Area Command concerning the kidnapping allegations. 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