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A 75-year-old widow, Mrs Kehinde Agbetanmije, has petitioned the Lagos State Special Task Force on Land Grabbers against the forceful takeover of her property in the Idimu area of the state.
Her daughter, Mrs Olayemi Oshinusi, confirmed the development to
The PUNCH on Tuesday.
She noted that the government agency promised to invite all parties in the matter and recover the property for the family.
Our correspondent had reported that some hoodlums took over the landed property on Adetayo Street, Alake, Ikotun-Idimu Road on Monday, February 1, 2021.
They were said to have immediately constructed a fence around the land, as they threatened the widow and her daughter.
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A 75-year-old widow, Mrs Kehinde Agbetanmije, has lost her landed property on Adetayo Street, Alake, Ikotun-Idimu Road, after suspected hoodlums invaded the community on Monday.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the men, numbering about 20, allegedly threatened to beat the woman’s daughter who demanded to know their mission.
Our correspondent was told that bricklayers were quickly brought on the one plot, as they began erecting a fence around it.
The woman’s daughter, Mrs Olayemi Oshinusi, who spoke for her, said efforts to get the police at the Idimu division to act on the family’s complaints were not successful.