LAND GRABBER FINALLY NABBED IN EDO STATE

Members of the Edo State Private Property Protection Taskforce have nabbed and handed over Efosa Omoruyi alias Egbowo of Evbuodia Community in Iyekogba, Benin City, to the police,  for disobeying the extant laws that abolished the activities of Community Development Associations (CDAs) in the state.

 

Vice Chairman of the taskforce, Chief Osaro Idah, who spoke to journalists in Government House, said Omoruyi was arrested, adding: "We have issued him several warnings, we asked him to desist from the act but he has been obstinate. Today we got him and we have handed him over to the law enforcement agents, to take action and arraign him in court”.

 He explained that Omoruyi with other members of his group have destroyed properties that belong to several petitioners in the community. He has been hiding from security agents since January, until his arrest.

The taskforce which was set up by Governor Godwin Obaseki, last year, to restore peace in land transactions and administration across the state, has made it possible for land owners to develop on their properties without the harassment by youth groups.