The plight of about thirteen villages, for which Oba Adewale Adeniji, Oniraniken is said to have obtained a frivolous judgment over ownership, has resulted in a high level of insecurity in the community and surrounding villages, causing panic among residents who fear being attacked or kidnapped by hoodlums.
Despite a court judgment and ruling, Oba Adewale Adeniji, Oniraniken summoned armed bandits to the aforementioned land (over 4, 000 acres) in the hopes that they would secure the land for him.
The travail of about thirteen villages which Oba Adewale Adeniji, Oniraniken said to have secured a frivolous judgement over the ownership, has resulted to the high level of insecurity in the community and nearby villages causing pandemonium to the residents over fear of being attacked or kidnapped by the hoodlums.
The three suspects who are said to be have been working for Oba Adewale Adeniji, Oniranike of Iranike were arrested on the land belonging to Olumeru Adeyemi Sodiya Family in Oke Rala village, Shimawa area of Sagamu following the petition from the community residents to the Inspector General of Police over insecurity in the villages.
A police source hinted that , the force special squad received distress call from resident of Shimawa over kidnapping and banditary which made them swing to action from Abuja, during the raid, live ammunition and dangerous weapon was recovered from the gang of land grabber apprehended after others are at large.
The suspected hoodlums arrested are Afeez Sunday 41yrs old “m” of Ikorodu LGA, Surajudeem Isiaka 33yrs old “m” of Ikorodu, and one Muranikeji Ogunkeye 32yrs old “m” of Ikorodu LGA of Lagos state.
Other villages affected by the insecurity are Okerala Odofin, Okelara Apena Seriki village, Okerala Tarogun village, IpaVillage, Ososa Village, Simawa village respectively, leaving the residents in daily fear to perform their daily activities over fear of being kidnapped and killed by these men.
Meanwhile, Ogun State House of Assembly had summoned the Oniraniken of Iranike (Elewu Oku), Oba Adewale Adeniji, to appear before the lawmakers on January 23, 2021 to tender his documents proofing him as the genuine owner of the 4,000 Acres of land but he couldn’t provide any but paid for hoodlums to terrorize the entire villages causing fear to the dwellers.
Same hoodlums was said to have attacked so many residents leaving on Lukman Kareem with high degree of injury, his left eye was damaged by the gang, while several people were also injured and displaced.
The suspected land grabbers arrested today were whisked away to Abuja by the special force for questioning today after the palace of Oba Adewale Adeniji was searched but could not find him before they left for the force headquarter.
