Wale Jagun
The Lagos State Special Taskforce on Land Grabbing is set to flag – off its Stakeholders’ meeting on Thursday, April 22, 2021, in an attempt to sensitise the populace on the menace in Ikorodu division.
The Stakeholders’ meeting, which is scheduled to hold at the Ikorodu Town Hall, will also be extended to other four divisions in the state.
The Coordinator, Special Taskforce on Land Grabbing, Mr. Owolabi Arole, who disclosed this in a statement, said that the meeting is themed “Landgrabbers, The Law And Your Rights”.
According to him, the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is determined to put a final stop to the activities of land grabbers in the State.
“It is of great concern that despite many successes already recorded by the Taskforce on Land Grabbing in the fight against the unwholesome landgrabbing practice, a few recalcitrant landgrabbers still engage in the act”, Arole said.
He said that Ikorodu division is picked as the location for the flag off of the Stakeholders meeting because it is a major area in the state where the atrocities of land grabbers are prevalent.
He added that the Stakeholders meeting will provide a good platform to evolve localised strategies that are most effective in tackling the challenges of landgrabbing where everyone can ask questions about the appropriate measures they must take when they have issues with land grabbers.
“Citizens must acquire landed properties the right way which should include the Certificate of Occupancy (CofO) as this will allow the Special Taskforce on landgrabbing to know exactly what legal steps to take to tackle the involvement of land grabbers.
“The law is no respecter of persons regardless of societal status of the people involved. It will definitely take its full course on defaulters of landgrabbing.
“Citizens must bring to the attention of the Taskforce on landgrabbing issues bothering on land grabbing by addressing such a petition to his office or by calling the LSTFLG hotlines: 09096667123, 09020085005.
“The Lagos State Property Protection Law of 2016 is in full swing. The Law which prohibits forceful entry and illegal occupation of landed properties, violent and fraudulent conducts in relation to landed properties in Lagos State, prescribes severe penalties with various prison terms for different offenses”.
