By Olaolu Fawole
The family of late Oba Solomon Erinle on Tuesday, executed a state High Court judgment over a 9-hectare parcel of land in Odoyanta Village, Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The judgment, which was delivered on April 29, 2024 by Justice Hassan Oyajinmi of the state High Court sitting in Ijebu Ode was enforced by the family’s counsel in company of court bailiffs and detachment of fully armed policemen from the state headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta.
During the exercise, the bailiffs marked structures erected on the land with inscriptions “possession taken today 4/2/2025 in suit No: HCJ/17/2023”, while illegal occupants and workers were warned to immediately vacate the land.
According to a copy of the court judgment made available to Radio Nigeria, the land was covered by Certificate of Occupancy and was duly registered at the Land Registry, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Speaking with newsmen during the enforcement, Gani Faniyi, who is the lawyer to the claimants, Mrs Mojisola Oyedele nee Erinle, Olugbenga Erinle and other beneficiaries of the Estate of Oba Solomon Erinle said the illegal occupants had been warned against taking possession of the land, but they did not yield to their warnings.
“Trespassers came on this land, unauthorized by the claimants, we warned them, but we don’t want to take the laws into our hands, therefore we proceeded to court and we got judgment of court against the trespassers and that’s what is being enforced now. From this moment, we have taken possession of the land”
Mr. Faniyi called on the illegal occupants to channel their grievances through legal means.
He equally enjoined prospective land buyers to engage services of professionals to avoid falling into the hands of fraudsters.
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