Men of Ogun State Police Command on Sunday, January 30, 2021 arrested nine members of a notorious land grabbing syndicate for unleashing violence on residents of Agbogun village in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The suspects Gbenga Odeniyi, Owolabi Shobayo, Michael Ramoni, Idowu Dauda, Femi Fadahunsi, Rasmus Hammed, Ade Lukman, Yakubu Akinwande and Sikiru Balogun, according to a statement released by Ogun Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, were arrested following a distress call received at Obada Oko Divisional Headquarters from the Baale of the village that the land grabbers who came from different areas of Ifo, Atan, Gasline and Sango Ota, all in the state axis have invaded the village and violently attacking people, extorting money from those working on their sites.
The statement said: "Upon the distress call, the DPO Obada Oko Division CSP Benard Ediagbonya mobilized his patrol team to the scene where they met the suspects attacking Mrs Oniyide Folashade and Mrs Agbogun who were developing their sites. On sighting the policemen, the hoodlums took to their heels but they were chased and nine amongst them were apprehended.
"Meanwhile, the commissioner of police cp Edward Awolowo Ajogun has ordered a massive manhunt for the rest of the hoodlums. He also warned land grabbers to stay clear of the state as the command under his watch will not tolerate any form of violence on the good people of the state from anyone or group no matter how highly placed such persons might be," the statement concluded.
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