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On July 25, about 20 houses were demolished in Sapéké 2, CICI districtth The move came after the Central African Court of Justice implemented a ruling ordering the demolition of houses built on former CICI company property purchased by a Libyan businessman.
Early this Thursday morning, gendarmes and carabinieri patrolled the Sapéké 2 neighborhood to prevent homeowners from opposing the action. It was in front of an angry crowd that the machine began to destroy the houses, one by one, causing panic in several families.
“Where will my grandchildren sleep? »
“I was on site when I received the notice. When I arrived, they had already destroyed the house. Look at the living situation we are in now. Where will my grandchildren sleep? I am not a foreigner. They should still provide us with another place. But suddenly, they came and destroyed everything,” one mother, Genevieve, said in panic.
Mesmin was clearly affected and was recycling sheet metal from his destroyed house. “I took these sheets down to keep them. If we find a little place, I can build a little building; for we don’t know what to do”, He said that according to the owners of the demolished houses, the authorities did not inform them before the operation.
Were the residents surprised?
“We were not warned. They suddenly came with large machines, supported by soldiers, to demolish our house. Although we begged them to give us time to remove our belongings; they refused. We slept with our children anyway” asked Yvette, one of the victims.
According to Guy Mexan Gossi, the bailiff in charge of the case, the occupants of the disputed plot of land had been notified for several months. However, they did not want to leave the place.
– Also read: Central African Republic: Judiciary orders the demolition of about twenty houses near Bangui
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