It was an uproar in Kelebe-Omu community as land Owners moved to take possession of their land following a court judgement on the over 3000 hecters of land on Monday.
What started peacefully later became chaotic as soldiers invaded the land while clearing was ongoing and arrested machine operators.
Land Owners who were at the scene rescued one of the operators while the uniform men ran away with the other.
The Landowners have called on the Federal Government, The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Taoreed Lagbaja and the Osun State Government to call the Army officers attached to Ede Division to order over refusal to obey the Court’s order.
While speaking with the newsmen, The Oluponna of Osogbo land and Chairman of Kelebe-Omu Landowners Association, Chief Ahmadu Akanbi explained that they came in to their land today to get work started, only for them to be interrupted and harassed by the Soldiers.
“We only came here to work this morning, to begin some construction on the land, when the Soliders came, harassed us, took away the machine operators from the land.
“The Court has declared us the certified owners since 2023, and the Army didn’t even appeal the judgement, even the stay of execution they took to Court, the Court dismissed it, they should allow us to have our peace and they shouldn’t disturb us anymore ” , he added.
Folorunsho Sulaimon, the secretary of the Association also added that warrant of possession has been given to them by the Court, and urged the State Government to call the Army to order not to harass them anymore.
Alhaji Ahmed Loroke, the spokesperson of the Landowners Association
“Is there no law in Nigeria anymore, this is the third or fourth time that they will invade our land after the Court has declared us the rightful owners of these hectares since 2023.
“We came in to the land today to commence some work, and they harassed us and even took away the machine operators.
“We beg the Osun State Government to intervene on this matter in order to avert crisis in the community “, he pleaded.
