The Ogun State Government has issued a stern warning to land grabbers and individuals illegally occupying government property, urging them to desist immediately or face legal consequences.
The warning comes in the wake of a routine task force operation conducted to curb illicit land activities by the Bureau of Lands and Survey. The exercise covered the Ijebu Smart City enclave along the Epe–Mojoda axis, the Government Residential Area in Sagamu, and the Hillcrest Estate in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Friday.
Speaking after the operation, Segun Fowora, Special Adviser and Director-General of the Bureau of Lands and Survey, revealed that several unauthorized developments were uncovered during the exercise.
He revealed that unlawful individuals had erected numerous illegal structures on unallocated land and designated stream setbacks, adding that it has caused significant distortions to the layout designs with consequential environmental challenges during the rainy season.
He warned that anyone found violating land regulations in the state would be sanctioned and prosecuted, while such lands would be recovered by the Ogun State government.
Fowora added that such unapproved developments have continued to distort the original plans of these schemes and their surrounding communities, assuring residents that the task force operations would continue.
Making his remarks on the development, the head of the task force, Fatai Adeboyejo, noted that unauthorised persons had encroached on these government schemes with impunity under the pretext that government would ratify the illegal developments.
To avoid demolition, Adeboyejo urged members of the public seeking clarification on land ownership, documentation or related concerns to visit the office of the Director General, Bureau of Lands and Survey, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, for proper guidiance.
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