More than 5,000 residences in the Millennium City district of the Central region face imminent demolition due to encroachment activities.

The area's developer has commenced the initial phase of the demolition process, marking the affected housing units for future removal.

A team of over 100 police officers from the Central East Police Command is supervising the process of labeling the housing units for demolition. Each marked unit now bears inscriptions indicating impending removal.

21st-century Construction Limited, the developer, revealed that they obtained a court order from the Ofaakor District Court to address the encroachment activities within their property.

They expressed concern over how encroachment is adversely affecting their operations.

The developer further emphasized that those whose houses have been marked should be aware that this is the initial phase, with the demolition phase to follow.

They urged affected residents to engage in renegotiations or face demolition.

“If you have seen Police men going round in Millennium City, it is by the order of the court. People are trying to destroy our estate. Most of them are foreigners and because of small money, they are giving us trouble.

“Our clients are unable to develop their land when they buy from us. They keep saying I don’t have any land in Millennium City, but I am daring them to come forward with documents. We went to Ofaakor Circuit Court to take a court order to move the encroachers from our land.

“Those whose houses have been earmarked must know that this is the first phase of the exercise, the second phase will be the demolition stage. They must either come forward for renegotiation or face demolition,” Kofi Asthma the developer at Millennium said.

“The issue of landguard is disturbing the peace of the people of Millennium City. They demand digging fees, threatening the lives of developers, and making life unbearable for developers,” Kofi Asthma added.