Lareva community cry foul over eviction moves

More settlers living towards the furthest parts of the Northeast electorate are paying the price of development.

Starting from Nine-Mile out, settlers have been evicted in a number of eviction exercises carried over the year.

The most recent is the Lareva community, situated near the Rouna Quarry site.

Rumours of eviction have been rife in the area.

Meantime, North East member and Housing and Urbanisation Minister, John Kaupa, confirmed the rumours yesterday.

He said the area is a state land and a party has already purchased the portion of area.

Longtime residents, like Narshon Ita, however are appealing to the member.

"We've been here for almost five generations now. We don't have another place to go?" he said.

Ita said they are aware the land on which they live is the state's agriculture leased land.

But he said, there has not been proper dialogue between them, the government and the new party involved.

"We want them to at least talk to us properly. Can our member step in and liaise. We have nowhere else to go," he said.

Kaupa said a court order is in place to stop the eviction.

Once that is cleared, the eviction will go on as planned.

Author: 
Gloria Bauai