The Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Abdulmajid Ali, has demanded the presence of the Otesile family over their illegal takeover of a 16 acre parcel of farmland in Majo village in the Obafemi Owode Local Government area of the state.
This followed a petition written to the Police Commissioner after agents and thugs operating under the name of Lavika Farms allegedly invaded and destroyed portions of the farmland owned and managed by Mr. Tesleem Adewuyi and Mr. Femi Alabi.
GPNews learnt that Mr. Adewuyi and Mr. Alabi had legally purchased (with documentations) 16 acres of land from the Deyoruwa Family of Owode Egba, which shares a boundary with the Otesile family land, and had been using the land for farming until December 2019 when the Otesile family and their agents forcefully invaded and destroyed the farmland.
To forestall breakdown of law and order, the Otesile family had been directed by the traditional ruler of the area, the Baale of Orilemo Village, to evacuate the land after they had, through their proxy, Lavika Farms, initially claimed six acres from the land.
But the Otesile family instead allegedly demanded the sum of N2.4million from the legitimate owners, before they would give up the said acres of land; an offer which was rejected, resulting in the complete takeover of the 16 acres of land.
The Baale of Orilemo has, according to our source, affirmed that the act of forcefully evicting the true owners of the land by the Otesile family is unlawful as they only shared a boundary with the true owners of the disputed land.
In the meantime, to forestall any further destruction of property and means of livelihood, the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, has directed all parties involved to appear before him.
