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A leader of Iba-Oloja community in Ibeju -Lekki Local Council Development Area, Chief Hasan Lawal has appealed to the Lagos state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo -Olu to intervene and save the community from imminent crisis that is capable of disrupting the peace of the community.
The community leader made the appeal while reacting to the unlawful invasion of the town by suspected land grabbers, who allegedly used mobile police officers attached to a particular real estate firm to invade the town last Wednesday.
“The land grabbers invaded our community with some police officers who shot sporadically for over an hour.
“One of the residents, Kayode Fatai was in the hospital as a result of the gunshot injuries he sustained during the attack.
“Mrs Glory Benuju, a pregnant woman in the community also passed out and has since been receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit at Akodo General Hospital.
“So I am using this opportunity to call on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to come to our aid in getting rid of these land speculators that are ravaging the community,” he said.
Chief Lawal insisted that the attack was an attempt to take over the entire land belonging to them, which he said was covered by the Lagos State gazette.
He added that the appeal made to the governor was in conformity with the Lagos State government plan to rid the state of land grabbers that had wreaked untold havoc on residents.
“The land in question was bequeathed to us by our forebears. Eight Families are the lawful beneficiaries, including Idijojo, Lawal, Ibrahim, Jabita, Akilo, Ajeniya,
Dada, Ajumobi and Ogunleke- Odo families, among others. But somewhere along the line, a relatively unknown person from Ogogoro community allegedly decided to play a fast one on others by using AY Homes Property as cover to take over the land that belongs to others.
