The Ogun State Government has condemned what it described as unnecessary interference by officers attached to the Force Intelligence Department (FID), Abuja, in an ongoing criminal land grabbing case pending before the Magistrates’ Court in Ota.

The state government, in a petition dated May 23, 2026, accused police officers of actions capable of undermining judicial proceedings and compromising the administration of justice.

The petition, signed by Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Sina Ogungbade (SAN), was addressed to Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Intelligence Department, Enyinnaya Adiogu. Copies were also sent to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu, and the Police Service Commission.

According to the government, the case involves two defendants, Ibrahim Gbenga Ibuoye and Taiwo Ibrahim, who are facing allegations linked to land grabbing activities.

The government argued that police authorities had repeatedly directed that investigations should remain within the jurisdiction where alleged offences occurred unless expressly approved by the Inspector-General of Police.

It expressed concern that some officers continued to interfere in legal procedures despite those directives.

Ogungbade stated that investigations revealed World Mission Agency purchased the disputed land around 2007 from a family earlier declared lawful owners by the Ogun State High Court in 2001.

He explained that the organisation intended to use the property for the agricultural department of Covenant University and had obtained a Certificate of Occupancy and fenced the land.

According to him, the defendants allegedly demolished the fence, entered over 100 acres of land and carried out illegal sand mining activities.

The Attorney-General maintained that the matter was already before a competent court and questioned why fresh complaints allegedly emerged after charges had already been filed.

He described the alleged actions as an attempt to weaken the ongoing prosecution.

The state government further argued that summoning officials of World Mission Agency to Abuja amounted to intimidation and warned that police powers should not be deployed to harass complainants in active cases.

Ogun also questioned why officers outside the state would attempt to intervene in a matter already under investigation locally.

The government demanded an immediate halt to what it called a parallel investigation and warned that legal action could follow if such actions persist.

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The Ogun State Government has charged two traditional rulers with land grabbing, vowing to curb illegal land seizures regardless of status.

Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwasina Ogungbade (SAN), said on Tuesday that the Onijoko of Ijoko Ota, Oba Fatai Matanmi, and the Olu of Orile-Igbon, Igbesa, Oba Yusuff Olasunkanmi, are facing charges of “forceful takeover of land and forcible entry contrary to law.”

According to the state, Oba Matanmi allegedly resold land previously bought by a late Madam Irokosu in 1976, and later harassed the complainant who had lawfully purchased it in 2016. “Although this claim was bogus, the complainant paid N5,000,000 to Oba Matanmi to let peace reign, but the Oba continued to harass the complainant,” the statement said, adding that the matter is before HCT/84R/2025: The State v. Oba Fatai Matanmi.

Oba Olasunkanmi is accused of using a judgment against third parties to unlawfully appropriate land more than a kilometre from the judgment area, allegedly displacing legitimate occupants. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday, September 25, 2025.

The government also charged Chief Lekan Agbogun and Chief Akinbowale Beckley for allegedly selling another person’s property in Abeokuta to an overseas buyer without title documents, despite an existing building on the land.

“While these defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty, the state has filed these charges as a further demonstration of its commitment to tackling land grabbing,” Ogungbade said. “No matter the personalities involved, where the facts warrant, the state will resist and redress all land-grabbing actions that come to its notice.”

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