The Ojumu Royal family in Lagos State has sought the intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Babatunde Sanwo-Olu, and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba over the alleged land-grabbing activities in the Eti-Osa/Chevron Estate in the state. This is contained in a statement released on Saturday by the spokesperson for the family, who alleged that some top police officers in the state were dabbling in the matter and dragging the IGP's name into the mud over land-grabbing activities.
Land owners in Lagos State have raised the alarm over how some police officers in the state encroached and sold lands belonging to Lagos residents, using the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba Alkali, to justify their acts. SaharaReporters gathered that some of the police personnel invaded and grabbed lands in the Eti-Osa/Chevron Estate as they chased away the owners of an 8223 sqm landed property and their workers from the site claiming they were acting on directives of the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the IGP.