Lagos State Government is committed to reducing to the barest minimum the activities of persons who use force and intimidation to dispossess or prevent any person or entity from acquiring legitimate interest and possession of property acquired.

The government through the Special Task Force on Land Grabbers expressed this following a peaceful demonstration staged by residents of some communities in Ayobo area of the State to protest against activities of land grabbers allegedly led by one Moruf Owonla a.k.a Kaka who had been terrorising their communities.

The agency under the of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyo Onigbanjo said though the agency was yet to received any formal reports from the affected communities, it would in conjunction with the Lands Bureau and Directorate of Public Prosecutions look into the matter and ensure appropriate actions was taken.

Onigbanjo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, assured that the Lagos State Property Protection law of twenty-fifteen would take its full course in this regard, saying investigation had since commenced into the allegations.

He spoke through the agency’s Coordinator, Owolabi Arole calling on representatives of the affected communities in Ayobo and all residents of the State, that in the event of any illegal dispossession or attempt to dispose them of the rightful possession of their land, a formal complaint in writing should be made to the Justice Commissioner.

The attention of the Lagos State Special Taskforce on Land Grabbers under the Chairmanship of the Honorable Attorney General & Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State, has been drawn to the peaceful demonstration recently staged by residents of some communities in Ayobo area of Lagos State to protest against activities of land grabbers allegedly led by one Moruf Owonla a.k.a Kaka who has been terrorizing their communities.

It is pertinent to note that the Lagos State Government through the Special Task Force on Land Grabbers is committed to reducing to the barest minimum the activities of persons who use force and intimidation to dispossess or prevent any person or entity from acquiring legitimate interest and possession of property acquired.

We thus receive with serious concern, the land grabbing reports leveled against certain persons in Ayobo area and we have since commenced Investigation into the allegations. We would like to assure affected residents of the area that the Lagos State Property Protection law of 2016 would take its full course in this regard.

Although, the Lagos State Special Task Force on Land Grabbers has not received any formal reports from the affected communities, the Lagos State Special Task Force on Land Grabbers in conjunction with the Lands Bureau and Directorate of Public Prosecutions will look into the matter and ensure appropriate actions will be taken.

We therefore use this medium to call on representatives of the affected communities in Ayobo and all residents of the State, that in the event of any illegal dispossession or attempt to dispose them of the rightful possession of their land, a formal complaint in writing should be made to the Honorable Attorney General & Commissioner for Justice.