Land owners in Lagos State have raised the alarm over how some police officers in the state encroached and sold lands belonging to Lagos residents, using the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba Alkali, to justify their acts. SaharaReporters gathered that some of the police personnel invaded and grabbed lands in the Eti-Osa/Chevron Estate as they chased away the owners of an 8223 sqm landed property and their workers from the site claiming they were acting on directives of the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the IGP.
How Nigerian Police Officers In Lagos Used Inspector-General, Governor’s Names To Engage In Land Fraud, Harassed Rightful OwnersThe site was sand-filled with N275 million and that construction had taken over N298 million aside from filling which cost N160 million, while other miscellaneous of over N30 million on the site.
SaharaReporters learnt that people close to the Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, claimed the commissioner came to Lagos with clean intentions but after he met the Task force Chairman, CSP Jejelaiye, his ideology was changed and he was taught the “techniques” of lad grabbing. "Jejelaiye would soon become Agba land grabber , that can never do any wrong so far he settles CP Alabi and carries him and others that could protect his interest before Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu along."
“Mind you, Jejelaiye is so good at dropping names since he knows that common Lagosian is not afforded the right to investigate or take matters beyond their level." SaharaReporters further gathered that people who subscribed to the scheme on the land said that the owner bought the property in 2021 at the rate of N300 million from the Ojomu family, with all documents duly signed by the King of the family and necessary parties.
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