Ekiti governor taken to court by land owners

The governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose, along with the government, has been sued by some land owners, who are demanding N650million.

According to the land owners, Faluyi Ayeni, Tunde Ademiluyi, Faturoti Simeon, Awe Ojo, Oladimeji Ojo, Oloniyi Agbadaola, Moses Ojo, Fabiyi Oso, and Julius Oso, they are taking the governor and state government to court for the “unlawful and forcible acquisition” of their lands.

These lands include Igbogun farm settlement, Igbemo farm settlement, Iwajo farm settlement and Aso Ayegunle in three local governments.

Other than the payment of N650 million, they have made the following demands.

A court order of injunction “restraining the defendants, their agents, servants, assigns, labourers, workmen or whosoever from forcibly entering, trespassing, coercing, intimidating, harassing, threatening or in any manner whatsoever from gaining access to their farms and landed properties acting under the revocation captioned ‘Land Use Act 1978, Land required for the service of the Government of Ekiti State of Nigeria dated 18th day of September.”

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The lands, in question, were acquired by the Ekiti State Government to build an airport.