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Olubadan of Ibadan Delivers Suspected Land Grabber to DSS
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, has handed a suspected land grabber to the Department of State Services, DSS.
The traditional ruler disclosed this in a statement signed by his Media Aide, Adeola Oloko.
Oloko in the statement noted that the suspect whose name has not been revealed was handed over to the security agency on Tuesday.
He added that the suspect was arrested in connection with land related matters at Elebu area of Ibadan involving two families – Akoto and Ojofeitimi.
Oloko added that despite the fact that the case has been brought to the attention of the traditional ruler, some suspected land grabbers still went ahead to claim ownership of the land.
He added that a man who is currently receiving medical attention in a hospital was injured over the matter.
Oloko said, “The battle against land grabbing in Ibadan took a new dimension on Tuesday when a suspect (name witheld) was handed over to the Oyo State Directorate of State Security Service,DSS by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja.
“Trouble started when two families -Akoto and Ojofeitimi- sought the intervention of Olubadan to help settle the lingering dispute over the ownership of land where the Ojofeitimis reside along ICAST, Elebu Area of the city.The Akoto family, represented by three individuals had claimed ownership of part of the land.
“However, luck ran out of the land grabbing suspects on Tuesday when the two parties to the dispute were invited to the presentation of the investigation outcome at the Olubadan Palace, Oke-Aremo, Ibadan.
“At the presentation of the report, the Chairman, Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, Oyo State, Surveyor Ajibade Bashiru Bolanle told the gathering that his findings from personal survey and the records from the State Ministry of Lands showed that while Ojofeitimi survey plan has red copy, that of Akoto does not. But trouble started when two of three members of Akoto group did not show up at the meeting.
“The matter became serious when it was alleged that despite stern warning by the Olubadan and his Council that the parties should give peace a chance, one Kunle Ojofeitimi was allegedly assaulted and battered treated at Adeoyo State Hospital for wounds during the period of investigation.”
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Amb. Ismail Abba Yusuf as the new Chairman/CEO of the National Hajj Commission, NAHCON.
This is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanugu, on Wednesday.
The statement said the appointment is subject to the Senate’s approval in accordance with the provisions of section 3(2) of the NAHCON Act, 2026.
President Tinubu sent a letter today to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, requesting the expeditious confirmation of Ambassador Yusuf to replace Professor Abdullahi Usman, who resigned this week, after about 14 months in the post.
Yusuf is a seasoned Nigerian career diplomat who served as the Nigerian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Türkiye from 2021 to 2024.
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested two brothers, Lucky and Uzoma Amadi, for allegedly killing their elder brother, Orindu, and burying his body in a shallow grave in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects were said to have concealed the alleged crime by repeatedly telling community members that their elder brother had travelled.
Suspicion, however, grew in the community after the brothers reportedly gave conflicting accounts of Orindu’s whereabouts, while all attempts to reach him on the phone failed. This prompted youths of the area to storm the Amadi family compound on Tuesday morning, demanding an explanation from the duo.
An eyewitness, Chidiebube Okeoma who spoke to journalists said the brothers allegedly confessed to the killing in a bid to avoid being lynched by angry youths. According to him, the suspects claimed that Orindu was responsible for the death of their father about 10 years ago under what they described as questionable circumstances.
Following the confession, the suspects reportedly led the youths to a shallow grave within their compound, where Orindu’s remains were exhumed. Okeoma said the situation quickly degenerated, with the youths threatening to carry out jungle justice on the brothers.
“It took the timely intervention of policemen from the Mbieri Police Division to save them,” Okeoma said, adding that a private citizen had alerted the police to the unfolding crisis.
The suspects have since been taken into police custody, while investigations into the incident are ongoing.
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