THE Lagos State Government Special Task Force on Land Grabbing set by the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode today nabbed one Kamorudeen Lamina alias Sir K Oluwo, a notorious land grabber called Omo onile in Yoruba.

Lamina has been terrorising the people of the State especially residents of Ikorodu.  Officials of the Special Taskforce on Land Grabbing have been on his trail for a very long time and succeeded in arresting him after he was tricked out of his hiding in a well-orchestrated operation carried out in the Alausa area of the State.

Jide Bakare, chairman of the Lagos State Special Taskforce on Land Grabbing, had received tonnes of petitions written by innocent residents who have suffered in the hands of the Omo onile

A statement by Bakare stated that the arrest of land grabber by his team was a clear indication of the commitment of the Ambode-led administration to ensure that the lives and property of residents across the State was secured and protected under the law.

The State Government had made its zero tolerance stance against land grabbing offences very clear, just as it has assured that every legimate investment made in the State would be protected.

He assured residents that information given by them against the nefarious activities of land grabbers will be treated with utmost confidence, adding that the  government would immediately begin the prosecution of the arrested Omo Onile Kingpin to serve as a deterrent to others that no one is above the law in Lagos State.

He warned other land grabbers to eschew such nefarious acts as the Task Force would intensify efforts to make the State unbearable for them.

—  Jun 15, 2017 @ 16:50 GMT