Oyo State Police Command has been charged to work with the traditional institution in Ibadanland comprising the Olubadan Palace, the members of Olubadan Advisory Council, Mogajis and Baales to eradicate the menace of land grabbing in the state.
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, made the call at his Alarere residence while playing host the Commissioner of Police in the state, Adebola Hamzat during his familiarization visit to the palace alongside some of the members of the top echelon of the Command.
Oba Balogun remarked that for the ongoing efforts of the traditional institution at waging war against the land grabbing menace to be successful, there must be synergy between both parties, that is the traditional institution and the police.
The monarch who spoke through his “Baba Kekere”, Senator Kola Balogun at the meeting which had in attendance some of the Mogajis led by their president-general, Chief Asimiyu Adepoju Ariori, said the commitment of his reign to the total eradication of the cankerworm could not be compromised, hence his request for all hands to be on deck.
“I am passionate about ensuring that the unwholesome tag of Ibadan being notorious for land grabbing be permanently removed. Let everybody desirous of owning land in Ibadan be free to do so without let or hindrance.
“A code of conduct is already in place that any of my Baales or Mogajis found getting involved in shady land deals would be removed and I seek your cooperation as law enforcement agents”, the monarch added.
Hamzat in his remark assured the monarch of the commitment of his command to work with the traditional institution as being requested, noting that the same issue of land grabbing was part of his discussions with the state governor, Seyi Makinde immediately after he arrived the state.
