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Anxiety in Ogun community over court order
Anxiety has gripped residents and business operators in Gaun community along Lagos –Ibadan Expressway in Ifo Local Government area of Ogun State over an enrolment order from an Ogun State High Court restraining the two parties involved in the battle of a controversial piece of land.
The presiding Judge , Niagbelu had on the 30th day of July 2012 issued an order restraining the two parties on the disputed land from trespassing or doing anything on any portion of the land.
He, however allayed fears of the residents and farmers in the area when he stated that “ for the avoidance of doubt this order will not affect parties who are residing on the land in dispute or farming thereon “
Messrs Land Development co Ltd , the claimant and thirteen others , including Mr. Ajiwun Balogun , Tunde Balogun , Sunmonu Seidu , Nureni Jimoh , Asimiyu Adisa , Nojeem Olaiya , Kehinde Oriyomi , Adisa Raji { for themselves and on behalf of Olubete Balogun Family }IT World , Ambassage Properties Limited , Techpack Limited and Forthright properties Limited , { defendants } are battling for a vast expanse of land in the community.
Counsels to both parties had earlier agreed that both parties be restrained from going into the land in dispute.
The order states “ Accordingly , all the parties in this suit are hereby restrained either by themselves , privy agents , servants from further delineating, selling, leasing, developing or tampering with any portion of the land in dispute pending the hearing of the substantive suit “The judge also ordered the defendants to file their statement of defence and or counter claim on or before the 31st day of August, 2012 while the claimant should file any consequential processes within 14 days upon the receipt of the process.
There have been serious confusion around the area following claims and counter claims prompting one of the parties to approach an Ota, Ogun State High Court for redress.
