Crime
Land Grabbers Invade Makogi Kingdom, Indicts IGP
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…Monarch seeks government intervention, as residents flee for safety.
Ogun state government has been called upon to come to the rescue of the people of Makogi community from the hands of fully armed land grabbers in the last week.
The Olu of Makogi Kingdom under the Obafemi/ Owode local government area of Ogun state, Oba Babatunde Akanni Sonola, made the call at a media parley in his palace over the weekend.
While narrating the ugly incident, Oba Sonola explained that the land grabbers hiding under the disguise of hoodlums and cultists numbering over 200 invaded Ibokoland, the site of the farmland destroyed the farming rice and started shooting sporadically in an attempt to chase away the residents.
The monarch said that when the issue was reported to him, the community immediately reported the case at the police station in Ibafo, expressing shock that they are yet to respond to the distressed call from the community.
He stressed further that a petition had been submitted to the office of the Commissioner of Police at Eleweeran for the state command to act fast to prevent a bloodbath in the Makogi community.
Oba Sonola said further that after his investigation on the reason for the invasion of the community, he noticed that they came illegally for the possession and ownership of Ibokoland saying that his forefathers are the rightful owners of the farmland with a court judgement on it.
The traditional ruler also alleged that one Sule Oloriodo and Alale who claimed to be the Personal Assistant to the state chairman of Articulated Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (AMORAN), Ogun state branch, Otunba Taofeek Sokoya, aka “Danku” led the hoodlums to the community since last week terrorising the people with dangerous weapons like guns, cutlasses and charms with the residents of the area scampering for safety.
He appealed to the state government to direct the state chairman of AMORAN, Otunba Sokoya, to call his boys to prevent the possible breakdown of the law for peace to reign in the community.
“According to my further findings, one of the hoodlums, one Alale who claimed to be the Personal Assistant of the state chairman of AMORAN that led his boys to the land alleged that they were on the mission from the instruction of the Inspector General of Police, IGP, which I am sure that the information is not true, just name dropping to create fears on the innocent people,” Oba Sonola said.
Oba Sonola enthused that the residents of Makogi Kingdom are law-abiding and peaceful people, urging the security apparatus in the state to intervene as a matter of urgency to forestall any security breach in the community and beyond.
He called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, to intervene in the peaceful atmosphere of the Makogi community that has been threatened by these land grabbers.
The monarch appealed to the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, as the chief security officer in the state, to direct all the security apparatus to the community to quickly stem the violence occasioned by these land grabbers.
While commending the state government for the job done so far in the last six years in the transformation of the state, the monarch expressed his joy for the recent award of a road contract from Magboro under the bridge to Iboko farmland.
He therefore urged Governor Dapo Abiodun to come to the rescue of the community from the hands of these land grabbers that have been terrorising the entire community to ensure smooth and speedy work of the contractors working on the road and also to protect the life and property of the residents of the community in the overall interest of peace in the state.
Crime
Communal Clash: Ebonyi Gov Sacks Government Appointees, Withdraws Monarch Certificates, Others
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Abakaliki- The Ebonyi State, Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has visited Okporojo in Oso Edda in Edda Local Government Area, Ebonyi State, where five persons were killed and beheaded, many people kidnapped and several properties were razed with fire by unidentified armed men, allegedly from Amasiri in Afikpo Local Government Area Ebonyi State.
Following the ugly incident, Governor Nwifuru has ordered the immediate removal from office of all Government appointees from the Amasiri community of Afikpo Local Government Area.
They include Members of the State Executive Council down to Management Committee Members who are from the community.
The Governor also approved the immediate dissolution of the Town Union Executive and Village Heads and withdrawal of the certificate of recognition/ Staff of Office from the traditional ruler.
He directed those affected to immediately hand over government properties in their possession including official Vehicles to the Secretary to the State Government.
Crime
Lagos Monarch Raises Alarm Over Activities of Illegal Traditional Chiefs in Otta – Ikosi Ejinrin
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The olota of Otta -ikosi Ejirin in Ikosi/Ejinrin local Government Development Council {LCDA}, Oba Elias Adedapo Ijelu has raised the alarm over the activities of impostors who are parading themselves as traditional chiefs of the town without the consent of the traditional ruler and the rule guiding obas and chiefs of Lagos state.
The monarch was speaking against the backdrop of the development which was termed barbaric and an affront on the constituted traditional institution as well as state government laws which express the functions of traditional rulers in the obas and chiefs’ law of the state.
He stated the unscrupulous activities of the group have, over the years, affected the progress and peace as well as co-existence of the town as many of them were involved in nefarious and land-grabbing activities.
Oba Omoloro explained that he had on many occasions cautioned the mischiefmakers to desist from the act capable of bringing chaos and making the town governable, noting that the warning usually fell on their deaf ears as they felt they were untouchable.
He further added that it is absurd to learn that mischiefmakers are the ones behind land grabbers in the town by backing the perpetrators of this unscrupulous act and dragging the development in town backwards.
The traditional ruler emphasised that the illegal traditional chiefs have through nefarious acts and land-grabbing activities disobey the Lagos state anti-land-grabbing law established to curtail the menace of land-grabbers in the state.
He noted that he has written several letters to the state government and the police authorities, but nothing tangible was achieved.
“Most of these illegal chiefs have nothing to do for themselves. Rather, they had created a nuisance as surety and signing for landgrabbers in the communities.”
The Lagos State Council obas had also interfered in matters and instructed the particular illegal traditional chief to go back to the traditional ruler and do the needful if he really wanted to be a baale in Otta, Ikosi -ejinrin
Oba Omoloro maintained that part of the reason why the illegality continues is the vacuum the Interregnum period has created before he ascended the throne, noting that the illegality had given mischief-makers undue opportunities to perpetrate illegality.
He called on the Lagos state government, and the Nigeria Police Force to, as a matter of urgency, help restore the rule of law and secure the lives and properties of ordinary citizens in the area.
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Benue State authorities have arrested 41 suspects over an alleged slaughterhouse in Makurdi, following viral claims that people were lured and killed there during the Yuletide season.
Police are investigating, while the state government plans to assess the area, citing it as a poorly planned slum with congestion issues.
Confirming the arrests, the Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Udeme Edet, said the suspects were taken into custody for screening as part of preliminary investigations.
Edet noted that the arrests were aimed at unravelling the circumstances surrounding the allegations and determining the authenticity of claims circulating on social media.
Meanwhile, the General Manager of the Benue State Urban Development Board, Ternongo Mede, said the state government had already planned to visit the area for assessment, describing the location as a densely populated and poorly planned slum.
Providing an update on Sunday via telephone, Mede said, “Actually, we have planned to visit that area because it is a slum area. If you get to the place, you will discover that most people cannot access their homes.”
He explained that the area had become severely congested due to unregulated development and overlapping land claims.
The place is overdeveloped, too choked. All these things are coming out as a result of the railway corporation claiming its lands and the Jukun also claiming their lands,” he said.
Mede further alleged that some individuals were allocating land without government approval, compounding the problem.
“The Jukun people are giving plots of land to individuals without recourse to government input. So, we noticed all these things, and we have been planning to visit the place and do an update of the area,” he added.
He disclosed that Governor Hyacinth Alia had directed relevant agencies to look into opening up access roads in the area to improve mobility and security.
“We will only go there to see how we can create access roads in the areas that are choked, reduce them, and make the place habitable,” Mede said.
On the specific allegation of a slaughterhouse, the urban development boss said he had not personally seen the facility but acknowledged the need for a thorough assessment.
“I have not seen the alleged slaughterhouse; I only heard about it. I feel it is wise that we assess the area so that in case the governor calls, we can provide a reasonable brief,” he stated.
Authorities say investigations are ongoing to establish the facts surrounding the claims, while residents have been urged to remain calm as security agencies continue their work.
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