feelers say, due to a land dispute which had lingered for many years in the area but was recently resolved by a Supreme Court judgement, affirming the Iyorun Family of Awori Abule-Egba as the rightful owner of the controversial land. Trouble started when Otunba was contracted by Iyorun Family to carry out the development of the landed property after the family won court case. He was also mandated by the family to ask occupants of the land to pay N6 million for the ratification of ownership of their houses on the land. It was alleged that Adeosun with some thugs went to the area to vandalise the houses of those he considered to have defied the court judgment. And in annoyance, the affected youths allegedly went to his house to attack him.
Otunba while speaking with P.m News in the hospital said: “I was asked to manage the property and most of thelandlords occupying the land have paid for the ratification of their houses, including a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). Those who are now fomenting trouble are the ones that refused to pay... Instead of them to comply they went to employ the services of Prince Adedipe Ewenla, another estate agent, who led over a hundred of thugs to attack me and my son with guns and broken bottles. They also took N1, 150, 000 in my car. I wanted to use the money when I travel to Abuja.”
But Ewenla refuted the allegation saying, saying that he was attacked by the aggrieved youths of the community who perhaps may have protested the removal of their roofs. In his words, he said: “I am not fighting Otunba. He is the one oppressing the community members with thugs and destroying their buildings without any demolition order from the court. I have three properties in the community and one of them is affected. The landlords have agreed to pay the N6 million demanded by the Iyorun family. But they asked the family to allow them pay instalmentally.”
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