Environment

JDPC Sensitizes Rural Communities on Checking Dispute, Land Grabbing

By Web News 635

By Dayo Adu

The Justice, Development and Peace Commission, JDPC, has advised residents in the rural areas of the state to legalize their land transactions to avoid cases of disputes and land grabbing arising from sales of Lands.

The Commission gave the advice during its sensitisationon justice advocacy to Ijawaya, in Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo State.

Speaking, a Research Fellow with the JDPC,  Mr. Ademola Kareem, who explained that land disputes usually arise from family and individual ownership, especially during the sharing of properties of the deceased head of family enjoined land owners to process legal documents of their lands.

Mr Kareem cautioned against the patronage of land merchants, saying only a lawyer could be engaged to legalize their lands.

Reacting, the Baalẹ of Ijawaya , Mr. Oloyede Musbau, who appreciated the gesture, said the JDPC intervention was timely, adding that surveyors had taken advantage of their naivety to rip them of their landed properties.

The community leader promised to sensitize the 37 villages under Ijawaya to arm them with necessary information needed to safeguarding their landed properties as well as eliminate disputes arising from sales and sharing of lands among his subjects.

Coordinator of the outreach, Mrs. Adenike Ibitara, who stated that the JDPC had taken the community enlightenment programme to other communities to sensitize them on solutions to their challenges of infringement of rights, expressed optimism that the people had been empowered to stand against any violation of rights in their communities.

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Yoruba

Àwọn Tọ́rọkàn Pe Fùn Sísamúlò Òfin Lọna Ati Mópinba Awọ́ọ̀ Lárin Àwọn Àgbẹ̀ Àtàwọn Darandaran

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Ìpàdé èyítí àwọn onímọ̀ nípa ǹkan ọ̀gbìn, àwọn lọ́ga lọ́ga lẹ́nu isẹ́ ọba, àtàwọn àgbẹ̀, lágbègbè Ìbàràpá nípinlẹ̀ ọ̀yọ́, niwọn ti pèfún, sísàmulò àwọn òfin tó wà ńlẹ̀ èyí tóníse pẹ̀lú kíkó ẹranjẹ̀ lójú-táàyé àti fífòpinsi káwọn bòròró daran-daran má mú ohun ìjà olóró kiri.

Ìpàdé ọ̀hún èyí tónrísí ìdájọ́ òdodo ìdàgbàsókè àti àláfìa gbékalẹ̀ èyí tó fojúsùn wíwa ojútu sí awọ́ọ̀ lárin àwọn àgbẹ̀ àtàwọn daran-daran tó wáyé lẹ́nu lọ́lọ́yi nípinlẹ̀ ọ̀yọ́ àti fífòpinsí ètò ìrìnáà lọ́nà àitọ́.

Àwọn àgbẹ̀ tó fi ẹ̀rí ma jẹ́ mi ǹsó, ìkọlù wọn àti okoo wọn, koròju síì ìdíwọ́ tó ńwáyé lórí sísàmúlò òfin tóòde kíkó ẹranjẹ̀ lójútáyé nípinlẹ̀ ọ̀yọ́.

Méjì nínú wọn wá bèrè fún àbò tógbópọn lórí oko wọn, àti ìforúkọsílẹ̀ àwọn daran-daran níjọba ìbílẹ̀ láti dáà àláfìa padà sarin àwọn àgbẹ̀ àtàwọn daran-daran.

Asòfin tón sojú ẹkùn àríwá àti àringbùngbùn Ìbàràpá títún se alága ìgbìmọ̀ tẹkótó ilẹ̀ fọ́rọ̀ ọ̀gbìn, ọ̀gbẹ́ni Peter Ọjẹdokun sọpé, ìjọba kòní káàrẹ nídi dídásí ọ̀rọ̀ àwọn àgbẹ̀ àtàwọn daran-daran láti fẹsẹ̀ àláfìa múlẹ̀ sinsin.

Sáàjú, olùdarí àjọ tónrísí ìdájọ́ òdoodo, ìdàgbàsókè àti àláfìa nílu ìbàdàn, ẹniọ̀wọ̀ Ade Owoẹyẹ rawọ́ ẹ̀bẹ̀ sí àwọn ilésẹ́ ìròyìn láti máà jábọ̀ awọ́ọ̀ pllú ikosemose lai léja nbákàn nínú.

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Agriculture

Herdsmen Attacks: JDPC Organises Parley For Government Officials, Farmers

By Web News 651

A meeting involving agricultural experts, government functionaries, and Farmers in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State has called for the implementation of existing laws that regulate open grazing and the prohibition of carrying illegal arms by Bororo herders. 

The meeting which was in the instance of Justice, Development and Peace Commission, JDPC, Ibadan on recent events relating to farmers herders crisis in Oyo State with a view to find lasting solution to the menace also want an end to illegal migration. 

Some of farmers who gave pictorial evidence of attacks on them and their farmlands allegedly perpetrated by Fulani Herdsmen, frowned at the delay in the implementation of anti-grazing and open rearing law in Oyo state.

Two of them identified establishment of ranches, adequate security around farm areas and registration of herders with their local government identifications as requirement for peace to be restored between herders and farmers. 

Speaking, the lawmaker representing Ibarapa North/Central State Constituency and Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture, Mr Peter Ojedokun said the state government will continue to interface between herders and farmers to ensure peace is achieved. 

Earlier, Director of Justice, Development and Peace Commission, JDPC, Ibadan, Reverend Father Ade Owoeye appealed to the media to report conflicts without any iota of sensationalism and exaggeration.

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