The Edo State Government has uncovered and sealed a brothel built within the premises of a primary school in Esan West Local Government Area of the state.

This was disclosed on Friday by the Edo State Coordinator for the Protection of Government Property (PGP), Mr. Eugene Okolosie, in Benin.

He also revealed that over 2,000 plots of government land had been previously encroached upon by land grabbers, including the sealed brothel built within the premises of the primary school.

Okolosie noted that more than 150,000 houses in the state are currently situated on government-owned land.

He advised prospective land developers to first clear their documents with the Edo Geographic Information Service (EdoGIS) to avoid falling prey to fraudulent land speculators.

Okolosie stated, “In Ujuele Primary School, a brothel was built inside the school compound. We have sealed off the brothel, and some of these illegally acquired properties will be repurposed. We are currently in discussion with the governor on the next steps.

“In Iyoba Girls College in Benin, the community illegally divided a public school into two and sold half to private individuals.”

Okolosie disclosed that the agency has received over 3,000 petitions from communities over the past two months regarding the illegal acquisition of government properties and vowed to recover every encroached asset.

“A lot of government property has been encroached upon. Seventy percent of our ancient moats have been taken over, and the most affected are our public schools. In Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Ekpoma alone, we recovered several plots of land from land grabbers,” he said.

He commended Governor Monday Okpebholo for providing legal support to the agency, which he said would enhance the effective prosecution of offenders.