Family raises alarm as hoodlums occupy Lagos property

By Precious Okunowo

LAGOS—The household of a salient businessman, Otunba Olanrewaju Adenuga, has cried retired to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Moshood Jimoh, implicit the forceful takeover of their spot successful Ikeja by suspected hoodlums, who they allege person vandalised assets, demanded ransom, and issued decease threats.

In a ceremonial ailment done their lawyers, Brookgreen LP, the Adenugas accused 9 suspects of storming their spot astatine No. 113, Awolowo Way, Ikeja, earlier this year. The pack allegedly destroyed fittings worthy implicit N2 cardinal and carted distant operation materials valued astatine N8 million.

The household further alleged that the invaders unlawfully leased parts of the premises to roadside operators and converted the tract into a basal for transgression activities, including the merchantability and smoking of Indian hemp, intoxicant consumption, and different illicit gatherings. The Adenugas said their engineers sent to commence improvement enactment were seized by the gang, with 1 of the suspects allegedly demanding ransom earlier they could beryllium released.

According to the report, the pb fishy went further to request N800,000 arsenic good arsenic yearly “gifts” of goats earlier agreeing to vacate the land. Even much troubling, the household alleged that the suspects openly bragged astir belonging to a cult radical and repeatedly threatened to destruct Otunba Adenuga and his household.

In 1 incidental described arsenic “chilling,” Otunba Adenuga claimed helium narrowly escaped a convulsive onslaught by the pack successful the beingness of constabulary officers, who were overpowered during the confrontation.“This is not conscionable a lawsuit of trespass but a sustained run “.

of intimidation, theft, and attempted execution that has near our lawsuit successful changeless fearfulness for his life,” the household stated.

The Adenugas person present appealed to the Lagos State Police Commissioner to bid the contiguous apprehension and prosecution of the suspects, informing that their continued concern of the spot poses a superior menace not lone to their information but besides to nationalist bid successful Ikeja.

They added that the lawsuit reflects a wider inclination of brazen spot invasions crossed Lagos, often fuelled by gangs who fell nether cult extortion to unleash panic connected guiltless citizens.

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