Residents Cry Out Over Attacks By Suspected Land Grabbers

– The inhabitants Igbo Ilogbo of Ayobo in Lagos State have cried to the state governor and the Inspector General of police to rescue them from the notorious land grabbers led by Femi Adebayo.

– The call came after the incessant attack on property owners in the area by the hoodlums alleged to be hired by Femi Adebayo.

Occupants of Igbo Ilogbo area of Ayobo, a Lagos suburb, have cried out to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Inspector General of Police (IG) Mohammed Adamu to rescue them from hoodlums led by an alleged notorious land grabber, Femi Adebayo a.k.a. Scorpion.

The distress call followed a recent attack on property owners in the community by hoodlums allegedly hired by one Adebayo, during which several persons sustained machete cuts.

Our correspondent gathered that many of the victims of the attack are currently battling for their lives in the hospital.

The attack, which allegedly took place penultimate week, has created panic in the community with residents abandoning their houses for fear of being attacked.

Residents said they purchased their land from the original landowners, the Olalore family, wondering why Adebayo and his men would use them as an oblation for their feud with the family.

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A resident who spoke in confidence for fear of retribution said he had deserted his house after the vicious hoodlums forcibly locked him out of his property and threatened to deal with him.

“The attack caught us unawares a few days ago. The hoodlums suddenly invaded our community and attacked residents with a machete. They forcibly chased us out and locked our houses.

“Many people sustained machete cuts. As I speak with you, I have not been able to return home because the hoodlums are still in the community and I don’t think our lives are safe there anymore.

‘’We are therefore calling on police authorities both in Lagos and Force Headquarters as well as the Anti-Land grabbing task force to save us from these mindless attacks by hoodlums.”

Narrating their travails at the hands of the suspected hoodlums, one Wole Adeyoye said they had reported the incessant attacks to concerned authorities to no avail.

“For several weeks now, we have been living in fear of constant terror by hoodlums at the instance of Scorpion. Scorpion is being misled to attack us on our landed property by a man called Ambali, who has been disowned by the Olalore family who sold the land to us.