Olubadan hands suspected land grabber to DSS in Ibadan

Adejayan Gbenga

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, has handed over a suspected land grabber to the Department of State Services (DSS).

This was contained in a statement issued by his media aide, Adeola Oloko on Wednesday.

The suspect, whose identity was not disclosed, was arrested over a land dispute in Elebu involving the Akoto and Ojofeitimi families.

Oloko disclosed that despite previous warnings from the Olubadan, some individuals still went ahead to seize the land.
The dispute reportedly turned violent, leaving one man injured and eventually hospitalized.

During a presentation of the investigation findings at the Olubadan’s Palace, Surveyor Ajibade Bashiru Bolanle, the Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (Oyo State), confirmed that the claim of Ojofeitimi family is properly documented, while the records of Akoto family are incomplete.