Protesters demand removal of traditional ruler in Ogun
By Sola AJIBIKE (Abeokuta) NIGERIA: AGGRIEVED residents of Obafemi in Obafemi Local Government area of Ogun State have demanded the removal of Olu of Obafemi, Oba Taofik Kayode Owolabi. They are urging the government of Senator Ibikunle Amosun to relieve the monarch his royal status following his illegal grabbing and selling of community lands […]
Police nab notorious land grabber in Ogun
By Olusola AJIBIKE (Abeokuta) NIGERIA: THE Ogun State Police Command has apprehended a notorious land grabber, Shakirudeen Shittu. GaatewayMail learnt that Shittu was nabbed in connection with murder of a number of innocent persons while engaging in illegal grabbing of people’s parcel of lands. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, told GatewayMail on […]
Four suspected land grabbers kill 52-year-old woman
NIGERIA: FOUR suspected land grabbers have been apprehended in Ogun State for allegedly killing a 52-year-old woman. The state Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said on Thursday that the suspects killed the woman in Imoro near Ogijo in Sagamu Local Government. Oyeyemi said: “The Ogun State Police Command has arrested four land […]
Surveyors back death penalty for land grabbers in Ogun
NIGERIA: THE Ogun State chapter of the Nigeria Institution of Surveyors (NIS) has supported the death penalty and 25 years jail terms prescribed as punishment for land grabbers in the state. The Bill passed into law by the state House of Assembly last week is before the Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, for his assent. […]
Amosun warns rulers against colluding with land grabbers
NIGERIA: OGUN State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has warned traditional rulers against colluding with land speculators, often called ‘Omo Onile.’ Amosun said that he was ready to append his signature to the prescribed sentence for anybody found wanting in this regard. The Governor disclosed this known while inaugurating the new chairman of Ogun State Council […]
Ogun Assembly okays death penalty for land grabbers in new Bill
NIGERIA: THE Ogun State House of Assembly has taken stern measures to curb forceful land grabbing in the state with the passage of a bill which specifies 25 years jail term for offenders. And in case of loss of life during the forceful takeover of land and property in the state, the culprits will […]
Police drag three land grabbers to court
NIGERIA: THREE alleged notorious land grabbers have been dragged to court for prosecution for criminal offences. Their offences included illegal possession of ammunition and violent attack, the Nigeria Police Force Zonal Public Relations Officer, Zone 2, Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi, told GatewayMail. Adejobi, a Superintendent of Police, said on Wednesday that the suspects – Ibrahim […]
Surveyors accuse governors of greed, illegal land acquisitions
NIGERIA: SURVEYORS are not happy with the way lands are being ‘illegally’ acquired in the country by the state governors who often used the Land Use Act as excuse to perpetrate the act. The surveyors, under their umbrella body, the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), accused the governors of greed in their desperation for […]
Institute urges Ogun lawmakers to expedite law against land grabbing
NIGERIA: THE Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has called on the Ogun State House of Assembly to expedite action on the bill meant to tackle the menace of land grabbers, often called “Omo Onile.” The state chapter of NITP, which disclosed that it was collaborating with the state government in this regard, also […]
Buhari, Amosun save us from land grabbers of Awo’s farm settlements
NIGERIA: LAND grabbers have invaded the farm settlements owned by the Ogun State government and began selling large parcels of lands to unsuspecting buyers. The Farm Settlers Association (FSA) in the state alerted the government on Wednesday, saying that the often called “Omo-Oniles” have forcefully taken over a larger chunk of the farm settlements […]
