Residents of Fenwa
Community, Apata in Oyo state have staged a peaceful protest against what they
described as an unlawful takeover of their land by Adron Homes.
The protesters in
their dozens recently carried different placards with different inscriptions at
the entrance of the Governor’s office in Ibadan and called out Adron Homes for
allegedly taken possession of their land.
Speaking on behalf
of the protesters, Mogaji Olajumoke of Fenwa Village, Chief Sunday Olayori
alleged that “sometime in March 2021, upon a routine inspection, “residents of
the community discovered that Adron Homes started encroaching our land”.
According to him,
the land in dispute is situated in Bako, Egan-arin, Fenwa Community in Oyo
State. The Mogaji stated that their investigation revealed that over 250
hectares of the community’s land had been encroached upon by the owners of
Adron Homes, with whom the community never entered into any form of transaction.
He alleged that
original landowners have been attacked multiple times by heavily armed thugs
and Police Officers, who beat and inflict injuries on the landowners. He noted
that Adron Homes actions have denied the community access to their livelihood
as most of the community residents are farmers.
“Given this
situation, we have decided to plead with the Governor of Oyo State to Save our
souls. Adron Homes has continued to trespass on our land,” the Mogaji said.
He added that “all
we require is for an impartial committee to be set up to settle the disputes
legally by reversion of our land back to us”.
We shall go to any
length to obtain justice in this matter and we hope that the Government of Oyo
State would come to our aid”.
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