Ogudu Land Dispute: Lagos Assembly summons land grabbers, others
The Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned the Lands Bureau and the Land Grabbers Office to appear before it over a land dispute at Ogudu Community Muslim Praying Ground in Lagos.
The chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary and Public Petition, Victor Akande, made this known at an on-the-spot assessment of the land on Saturday in Lagos.
In May 2021, the landowners on May 2021, protested the activities of suspected land grabbers on their land at the Ogudu community Muslims Praying Ground along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Ogudu.
The major landowners had urged the government, the Inspector General of Police, the Commissioner of Police in the state and the Oba of Lagos to come to their rescue and save their lives and property.
Speaking at the site, Mr Akande directed the executive secretary, Land Use and Allocation Committee, Ololade Ajetunmobi, to appear in person on Tuesday to explain the bureau’s role on the land.
“The committee is also summoning the office of the surveyor general; the Ologudu of Ogudu; the alleged land grabber, Jibola Bisiriyu and other parties involved to appear before its committee on Tuesday.
“It is necessary for all the parties involved to appear on Tuesday so the issue will be resolved once and for all,” he said.
Mr Akande queried the Lands Bureau on why the demolition was done hastily and illegally by using the Ministry of Environment instead of the land’s task force.
The lawmaker also queried why the scheme officer in charge of the land would deny that she was unaware of the demolition.
“What baffles me is why the demolition took place despite the Certificate of Occupancy (CofO) issued to the landowners by the land register,” he stated.
The Representative of Ologudu, Ibrahim Durojaiye, explained that the lands involved had been sold to the landowners about 30 years before the Land Use Act was established.
The major landowners were Wale Oyekoya, Oreoluwa Obasuye and Pauline Nsa.
Speaking on behalf of other aggrieved landowners, Mr Oyeoya lamented the hasty demolition of their property and the threat to lives by suspected land grabbers.
(NAN)
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