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Monday, October 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The constabulary connected Monday arraigned 55-year-old Stephen Obitade successful an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly grabbing Church land.
Obitade, whose code was not provided, was charged with conspiracy, onshore grabbing, malicious harm and stealing.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Elisha Tellang, told the tribunal that the fishy committed the offences sometime successful 2021 astatine Lagos/Ibadan explicit way, Ibadan.
Tellang said that Obitade unlawfully grabbed astir 12 acres of onshore belonging to 1 Apostle Abiodun Joseph’s Church.
He added that Obitade and others astatine ample maliciously damaged the land’s perimeter obstruction and pillars worthy N5 million, and stole gathering robust rods successful the onshore worthy N850,000.
He said the offences contravened sections 4 of the Real Property Law of Oyo State, 2016 and 516, 451 and 390(9) of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
However, Obitade pleaded not blameworthy to the charges against him and the Magistrate, Mrs Moyosore Atanda, granted him bail successful the sum of N1 cardinal and 2 reliable sureties successful similar sum.
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