land-grabbers
20 May
Chairman, Delta State Task Force on Recovery of Government Land, Frank Omare, has alleged that land grabbers took the names of task force members to a shrine to stop the demolition of illegal structures on land belonging to Dennis Osadebay University, Anwai-Asaba.
26 Mar
Residents of Ifelagba and Aniya Community Development Areas in Lagos have reached out to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, urging his immediate intervention to halt the relentless harassment and intimidation they face from land grabbers.
22 Mar
Land is a source of material wealth and tangible resources for human survival. But the activities of land grabbers are largely propelled by increasing urbanisation, industrialisation, greed by individuals and government officials, as well as a high rate of agribusiness expansion nationwide that has made land a scarce commodity. Also, the infamous activities of encroachers…
3 Feb
Residents of Ilameja community in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State have called on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to take urgent steps against alleged attacks by land grabbers on the community.
31 Dec 2023
A group of farmers under the umbrella of Afero Commercial Farmers, in Mutako, Eleju-Mowo and Egan, Lagos State, have petitioned the Lagos State Government over harassment and incessant intimidations from land grabbers, estate developers and the military officer, who are claiming titles to their farmland, depriving them of taking their harvests to market. In the petitioned,…
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