About 15,000 residents of Ajasa-Command area of Lagos State are sending a Save-Our-Soul message to the Lagos State Government over the invasion of their community by a suspected landgrabber.
They claimed that they woke up this morning to the invasion of their community by more than 500 suspected thugs including about 20 soldiers of the Nigerian Army wearing MP on their sleeves.
Residents say soldiers accompanied landgrabber
According to the residents, the soldiers accompanied landgrabbers on Friday morning.
They occupied an army colour pick-up van with registration number NA 709BOF. There was also a police contingent of more than 40 occupying yellow-coloured Volkswagen commercial buses. They claimed that the contingent was led by one Chief Mutairu Owoeye who is based in Sango-Ota, Ogun State.
Ologunebi, Ajasa families, suspected landgrabber involved
The residents disclosed that the invaders claimed they were acting on behalf of one Kehinde Ologunebi Family which had engaged the Ajasa Family in a legal land tussle that is more than 50 years. The case which had gone through the Lagos State High Court, and the Court of Appeal is presently before the Supreme Court which is yet to deliver judgement on the matter.
Residents of the area are majorly people who derived their title from the Oba of Ajasa and have been engaging the Ologunebi Family in talks as they are the affected parties. It was therefore a surprise for the residents when the land grabbers invaded the community on Friday morning with dangerous weapons such as charms, daggers, and guns.
Residents live in fear of landgrabber
As of press time, they still lay siege on the community, locking gates of houses and not allowing people to go inside, or come out of their houses. They also lay siege to the home and workplace of a resident, stopping his block-making business. They vowed to remain in the community until they took full possession of the land in dispute. Residents are presently in fear of what will happen at nightfall. Some are already making alternative arrangements to relocate pending the time the landgrabbers will leave the community.
Coincidentally, Meiran Police Station is less than a kilometre away from the affected areas but there has not been any response from the police.
