Rights Group Raises Alarm Over Land-grabbing In Ekiti Community By Unknown Invaders, Petitions Nigerian Police Boss, Gov. Oyebanji, Femi Falana | Sahara Reporters

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A civic rights group under the aegis of Centre for Democracy and Socio-Economic Rights (CEDSER) has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, (IG), Usman Alkali Baba and the Governor Abiodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State, to launch investigations into large scale land-grabbing in Itapaji-Ekiti Community in Ajoni Local Government area of Ekiti State.

CEDSER in the petition signed by its leaders, Popoola Ajayi and Idris Shetima, said that a group of land-grabbers invaded Itapaji in the Northern fringe of Ekiti where they “are currently bulldozing several acres of land without the free, prior and informed consent of the owners or the leaders of the community”.

According to the group, investigations have revealed that the state governor is not aware of the activities of the invaders. The group also noted that it has written to Nigeria’s prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana and other regional human rights bodies to initiate a concerted effort to stop the environmental carnage as the invaders appeared to have come with armed men whose status is unknown.

“The community woke up to the noise of bulldozers and caterpillars. The invaders had no discussion with anyone. The agricultural crops, spiritual worship places of the indigenous communities, their plants and lurch green forest, their health-giving plants were mauled down in a few hours by an unknown group of land-grabbers who claim to be acting on orders from above. The invaders target over 100 hectares of land which is almost half of the entire landmass of the community.

 

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Why is ekitistategov & ekitistateHA QUIET ABOUT this or is it only LOOTING they are good at?

This is not trending like the doctored vn

if igbos in Lagos who have never stolen a single piece of land in Lagos can be accused of same thing, i will no longer believe this kind of accusation

I hope u didn't sell the land to them and start accusing them of being land grabbers and invaders after squandering the proceeds just like the same way u did to igbos in Lagos

No be our business...if dey wish, let dem takeover ekiti state..

They should name them, they've grabbed in Ilorin n doing so in other places

Hhhhhh, it's no more Igbo must leave Lagos 🤣🤣🤣.that unknown invaders must be the owner of Ekiti.🤣🤣🤣🤣

The real owners of land are coming to reclaim it . Ride on terrorist Fulani herdsmen.

Noooo.... The bandits must get their portion of the land

Yoruba will not see this

Igbo's can't take Ekiti from us

The real issues: 1. Bola Tinubu's Drug Case, and $460,000 Forfeiture 2. 25% in FCT 3. Forged Certificate 4. INEC not following its guidelines 5. Shettima's Double Nomination 6. Election Rigging, etc Stay Focused 📌💯 BolaTinubuIsADrugDealer BolaTinubuForPrison

Igbos want to take over Ekiti cos they said Ekiti is no Man’s Land

Shebi Omo Igbos don't love Nigeria. The lovers of Nigeria have come to Ekiti people, please welcome your visitors. Tribalism is a sickness in Nigeria today 😀😀😀😀

Great. I hope it’s Fulani herdsmen. Yoruba Ronu! 😁

5k don work!!

Igbo people want to take over Yoruba land🤔

Igbos taking over ekiti

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