Ogun to Take Back Illegally Acquired Land From Speculators

The newly appointed Director-General, Ogun State Bureau of Land and Survey/Special Adviser to the Ogun State Governor on Land Matters, Mr. Wale Oshinowo, has said the government will no longer fold its arms and watch speculators take over its land and plans to reclaim all properties illegally acquired.

Oshinowo, who stated this while inspecting government land within the Ilo-Awela-Onipanu axis of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state last week, expressed surprise at the level of encroachment on government property, adding that no effort would be spared in recovering them.

A statement by the Information Officer of the bureau, Mrs. Toluwalope Kowo, quoted the DG as warning land speculators who were in the habit of selling government land to unsuspecting members of the public to stop their illegal acts or they would soon be brought to justice.

Oshinowo also seized the opportunity to announce government’s plan to carry out a comprehensive survey of the Ilo-Awela-Onipanu axis as part of its urban renewal programme.