The Ekiti State House of Assembly has passed a law stipulating a five-year jail term for land grabbers as part of efforts to encourage investment in the state. This was disclosed at the weekend by the Speaker of the Assembly, Adeoye Aribasoye, during a chat with journalists in Ado Ekiti. “Recently, the House of Assembly passed a law, the Property …

Victims of land grabbing including a widow, Joke Kolapo whose husband was allegedly murdered in Ilameja Community area of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government in the Epe area of Lagos State have called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Inspector General of Police, IG Kayode Egbetokun, to rescue them from untimely death. In a press conference, the victims who were also residents …

The Rector of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Abdul-Jimoh Muhammed, has appealed to the state governor to assist the institution with a perimeter fence on its 35-kilometre land to stop encroachment on its land by suspected land grabbers. The rector made the appeal at the 29th convocation of the polytechnic held on Thursday. According to the rector, even though the …

Landowners in the Badagry area of Lagos State are living in fear, following incessant attacks and threats by suspected land grabbers and their thugs. The threats are such that the landowners’ alleged police connivance, noting that the leader of the deadly gang has continued to make their lives very difficult. One of the victims, Mr. Dosu Isaac Dosu of Agekho, …