Fakoya’s Land Claims Baseless — Igimisoje Royal Family Issues Warning
Written By Dedeigbo Samson Ayodeji
Posted By Town Crier News Nigeria
Published By Fitness Network Communications
The Representatives of Late Oba Odumena Igimisoje Akarigbo Royal Family of Sagamu had finally cleared the air on the real ownership of a parcel of land along Ikenne-Remo Road,ORILE-OFIN,SAGAMU as Igimisoje Anoko Family refutes Fakoya/ARIGBABOWO Family Ownership Claim
A fresh land ownership declaration has emerged in Orile Ofin, Sagamu, Ogun State, following a viral social media video by Otunba Adewale Fakoya, who claims ownership of a parcel of land located at Ikenne-Remo Road, opposite the NYSC Camp, at the former Oko Rubber Area.
In the video, Otunba Fakoya warned the public against purchasing any portion of the land from Alabama Properties Agency, alleging the Agency lacks legitimate rights to handle transactions and she even claimed she is doing bonanza on the land.
In a swift and strongly-worded response, Prince Babatunde Adegboyega, Secretary to His Royal Majesty, Late Oba Odumena Igimisoje Akarigbo, speaking on behalf of the Anoko/ Igimisoje Family, dismissed Fakoya’s claims as “entirely false and misleading.”
“The land in question is an ancestral property belonging to our forefathers, and it remains the bonafide property of the Anoko / Igimisoje Family,” Prince Adegboyega stated. “The family has never, at any point in time, relinquished ownership of the land to the Fakoya family or any other entity.”
According to him, the Anoko Igimisoje Family duly contracted Alabama Properties to manage and sell parts of the land on their behalf.
“We consider Alabama Properties a reputable and trustworthy agency, and we stand by their operations on our land,” he affirmed.
Fakoya reportedly claimed that he was granted ownership of the land by the Ogun State Government under the leadership of Otunba Gbenga Daniel in 2010, with a supporting government gazette.
However, the Anoko Igimisoje Family contends that this gazette was invalidated when Governor Ibikunle Amosun assumed office and canceled previous allocations in 2011.
“To date, no legally recognized gazette or government documentation has revalidated the purported allocation,” Prince Adegboyega emphasized.
Despite the Gazette ingenuity, Fakoya/ Arigbabowo Family is alleged to have continued selling portions of the land, while also making repeated attempts to intimidate Alabama Properties and family members involved in the land’s legitimate sale.
“He has reported our family to the Police severally and the Land Grabbing Office in Abeokuta,” Adegboyega said. “Yet, we have remained law-abiding and have encouraged him to take his claims to court, where we are ready to meet him and resolve this matter once and for all.”
Also speaking on the matter, Prince Abdul-Fatai Otaiku, another senior member of Anoko Igimisoje family, expressed the family’s intention to reclaim any sections of the land already sold by Fakoya family.
“We are ready to collect our land back from Fakoya family because he has been selling it to unsuspecting buyers. The land belongs to us and not them,” Prince Abdul-Fatai declared.
The Anoko Igimisoje Family has called on members of the public to disregard the statements made by Otunba Fakoya and urged government authorities and community leaders to intervene in order to prevent further unlawful sales and safeguard the interests of the rightful landowners.
As the conflict escalates, all eyes remain on the next legal steps, which may determine the final ownership of the hotly contested property.
