An estate agent, Otunba Kehinde Adeosun, has been battered
by angry youths in Abule -Egba area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, for
allegedly storming the area with thugs to remove the roofs, doors and windows
of their houses.
The victim who is nursing a broken skull is receiving
treatment at a hospital. The suspected thugs also vandalised the house of a local
chief who had fled the area to avoid being attacked. P.m News gathered that youths in the community mobilized and
went to the agent’s house to attack him and his son.
treatment at a hospital. The suspected thugs also vandalised the house of a local
chief who had fled the area to avoid being attacked. P.m News gathered that youths in the community mobilized and
went to the agent’s house to attack him and his son.
The clash followed a land dispute which had lingered for
many years in the area but was recently
resolved by a Supreme Court judgement, affirming the Iyorun Family of Awori
Abule-Egba as the rightful owner of the controversial land.
many years in the area but was recently
resolved by a Supreme Court judgement, affirming the Iyorun Family of Awori
Abule-Egba as the rightful owner of the controversial land.
However, it was alleged that some of the landlords who
occupied the land refused to comply with the court judgment.
occupied the land refused to comply with the court judgment.
P.m News learnt that trouble began between Adeosun and the
youths when he was contracted by Iyorun Family to carry out the development of
the landed property after the family won the court case.
youths when he was contracted by Iyorun Family to carry out the development of
the landed property after the family won the court case.
He was also mandated by the family to ask occupants of the
land to pay N6 million for the
ratification of ownership of their houses on the land.
land to pay N6 million for the
ratification of ownership of their houses on the land.
It was alleged that Adeosun with some thugs went to the area
to vandalise the houses of those he considered to have defied the court
judgment.
to vandalise the houses of those he considered to have defied the court
judgment.
And in annoyance, the affected youths allegedly went to his
house to attack him.
house to attack him.
Speaking with P.m News in the hospital, Adeosun said: “I was
asked to manage the property and most of the landlords occupying the land have
paid for the ratification of their houses, including a retired Deputy Inspector
General of Police (DIG). Those who are now fomenting trouble are the ones that
refused to pay.
asked to manage the property and most of the landlords occupying the land have
paid for the ratification of their houses, including a retired Deputy Inspector
General of Police (DIG). Those who are now fomenting trouble are the ones that
refused to pay.
“ Instead of them to comply they went to employ the services
of Prince Adedipe Ewenla, another estate agent,
who led over a hundred of thugs to attack me and my son with guns and broken bottles.
They also took N1, 150, 000 in my car. I wanted to use the money when I travel to Abuja.”
of Prince Adedipe Ewenla, another estate agent,
who led over a hundred of thugs to attack me and my son with guns and broken bottles.
They also took N1, 150, 000 in my car. I wanted to use the money when I travel to Abuja.”
However, Ewenla has denied mobilizing thugs to attack
Adeosun, saying that he was attacked by the aggrieved youths of the community
who perhaps may have protested the removal of their roofs.
Adeosun, saying that he was attacked by the aggrieved youths of the community
who perhaps may have protested the removal of their roofs.
“I am not fighting Otunba.
He is the one oppressing the community members with thugs and destroying
their buildings without any demolition order from the court. I have three
properties in the community and one of them is affected. The landlords have agreed to pay the N6
million demanded by the Iyorun family. But they asked the family to allow them
pay instalmentally,” he said.
He is the one oppressing the community members with thugs and destroying
their buildings without any demolition order from the court. I have three
properties in the community and one of them is affected. The landlords have agreed to pay the N6
million demanded by the Iyorun family. But they asked the family to allow them
pay instalmentally,” he said.
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