- By Adebisi Onanuga and Khafilat Alabi
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has charged two men and a company before a Lagos State High Court, Ikeja for alleged land grabbing.
The first to third defendants listed in the matter before Justice Akinwunmi Idowu are Julius Eshiet, Al-Trade Agencies Limited, and Alabi Collins of the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, according to court filings dated September 1.
They were charged on a 13-count offence of alleged forgery, illegal occupation, and forceful takeover of land.
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The disputed property is at Block C, Plots 30 and 37, also known as No. 6 (formerly No. 37A) Ajisafe Street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos.
Prosecuting counsel, Rotshang Dimka of the Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, said the case followed a July 1, last year petition by Viagem Property and Investment Limited.
The company accused Al-Trade Agencies, Julius Eshiet, and one Yemi Kazeem Balogun of land grabbing, malicious damage, and document forgery.