‘Land Grabbers Use Obasanjo’s Name To Harass Us’ – Ogun Community

More than 200 communities in the Ifo local government area of Ogun State have alleged over the weekend that former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s name is being used by land grabbers to terrorize and seize their land.

The Olu of Sunren Olorunsogo, Oba Samuel Olukayode Sodimu, while speaking with newsmen in Abeokuta appealed to the state government, and law enforcement agencies in the state to help them out as the said hoodlums had served them a 24 to 48hrs eviction notice.

“These people claimed to have gotten a Supreme court ruling but their purported Supreme Court judgement was between the late Oba Ayorinde, Alakija of Orile Ikija and Ibaragun”.

“We were not served any notice by any court, neither did our forefathers tell us that we are related with them”.

“So, we are surprised that they claimed to have a judgement against us when the distance between us in landmass is very far”.

“We are appealing to the state government, all law enforcement agencies in the state to please come to our rescue. We have the elderly in the community who have history and ancestors attached there. So, we cannot be forced out of our ancestral homes when we have a government in the state”.

The Asiwaju of Isola land, Apostle M A Akindele JP, collaborating the incident, said that the hoodlums came on November 2nd 2021 but some of them were arrested and handed over to the police. He said upon further investigation the men alleged that their support came from Obasanjo.