AN Ota High Court has ruled that Ikoroko Ajangbo, Kaniwo Agbogbo Akindipe families, are the rightful owner of the vast land situated in Imojuba community in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The Fatusi Ogedengbe family had dragged the Akindipe family to court for trespassing over its land at Imojuba Town along Atan-Ota, Owode, Idiroko Road, Ogun State.
Giving his ruling, Justice Mobolaji Ojo said the claimants could not prove their ownership of the land, noting that the counter-claim of the defendants succeeded.
He declared that the defendant-Ikoroko Ajangbo Kaniwo Agbobo Akindipe family, “is the one entitled to the grant of the statutory right of occupancy in respect of a vast area of land at Ajegunle, Onse Olose, Kajola, Iboro, Ajibawo, Oke-Ore, Maku, Olorunda villages in Ado-Odo/Ota local government of Ogun State which land is more particularly, delineated and verged red in plan No. MAG/LID 1/2013 drawn by M. A Laoye, registered surveyor, admitted as Exhibit 2 in there proceedings.”
He went further by granting a perpetual injunction restraining the Fatusi Ogedengbe family or its servants, privies or agents from committing any further acts of trespass on any portion of the land in dispute in the case.
The judgment handed down on April 10, 2014 also awarded a sum of N25, 000 to the defendant/counter-claimant as general damages for trespass committed by the claimant on various portions of the land particularly over Onse Olose and Kajola Iboro Villages/Area Verged Blue on the aforesaid plan.
The spokesman of the claimants, Chief Abiodun Fatusi, however, said that the family would soon file an appeal against the judgment.
“The judgment does not signify an end to the case because the law permits an appeal of judgment given by a lower court and we shall do that before too long.”
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