OGUN STATE RESIDENTS PROTEST ALLEGED LAND GRABBING BY TRADITIONAL RULER*
Residents of Ago-Iwoye, a town in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State, have taken to the streets to protest against the alleged large-scale land grabbing by the Ebumawe of Ago-Iwoye, Oba Abdulrasaq Adesina Adenuga. The protesters, mostly elderly farmers from five communities, claim that the monarch has taken over over 500 acres of their ancestral farmlands, allegedly under the guise of government acquisition. The protesters, who marched along the palace road under police and DSS surveillance, demanded the removal of the monarch and threatened to seek legal action if the alleged activities continue. One of the protesters, a farmer, said, "The monarch intentionally took over my 10 hectares of land, which is my father's farmland. I borrowed money to cultivate cocoa, kola, and palm trees on this land. We want the state government to stop him from taking our land." A professor from Tai Solarin University of Education, Adeniyi Adefela, called on Governor Dapo Abiodu...
