Structures Demolished In Aboru Belongs to Land Grabbers -Lawyer Claimed

A Nigeria lawyer, Mr. Yinka Campbell, has stated that the structures that were demolished in Aboru, Alimosho Local Government area of Lagos State belong to alleged land grabbers, who forcefully entered his land.
The lawyer made the assertion in his reaction to a national newspaper report, where he was alleged to have sponsored some Air force men and hoodlums to demolish some buildings in the community.
The Punch newspaper had on Monday, May 12, 2020, reported a story titled “Air Force Men Lead Hoodlums To Demolish Building’ where Campbell name was mentioned as the alleged sponsor of the Air Force men and the hoodlums, who allegedly demolished the buildings in the area.
Punch also reported that the Airforce men led by Staff Sergeant T. A. Oyewo, and the hoodlums allegedly acted on the instructions of one Mr Yinka Campbell.
The newspaper reporter also stated that two people, Adekunle Williams and Benjamin Akinsanya, that spoke to him on the demolition conspicuously mentioned Mr. Yinka Campbell, as the man behind the act.
The newspaper however reported that Mr. Campbell denied responsibility for the demolition but said those who carried it out acted with his full backing, because his firm had been granted possession of the land.
But contrary to the newspaper report, the lawyer, in a rejoinder to Punch newspaper, which was also made available to this medium said the newspaper hurriedly concluded that he engaged hoodlums without enquiry the source of the land in question, adding that the reporter failed to further demand his own side of the story with any documents of title in support before publishing the story.
Contrary to the report that he sponsored the demolition of the building, the lawyer said those that called themselves the landlords that spoke with the reporter, namely one Mr. Benjamin Adedimeji, a surveyor and Akinsanya and Adekunle , a lawyer, were the alleged land grabbers, sponsoring hoodlums, OPC, NSDC, to demolish his client’s buildings on the land.
Barrister Campbell in the rejoinder reiterated that his chambers became entitled to about 17 acres of land in Aboru village, in lieu of cash payment, for the team of lawyers that handled a suit marked FHC/L/CS/629/98, that set-aside acquisition of the said land by the Federal government of Nigeria.
Citing several court judgments in favour of his clients on the disputed land namely: Chief Salawu Bamgbopa; Rasaki Akinde; Nojimu Alade Akinola; Akeem Akinola; Akanni Sanni among others, Campbell reitertaed that the reporter ought to have visited the land and enquire from the Community Development Association (CDA) and other genuine landlords in the area who are also some of his client’s vendees (buyers) before publication as its expected of every journalist in balancing their story.Some of the court judgments include suit number: FHC/L/CS/629/98; FHC/L/CS/261/2010; ID/1304/LMW/17.
Barrister Campbell stated that the only court document that one of the alleged land grabbers, Akinsanya relied on the land, was a High Court’s interlocutory ruling, which he had appealed.
He added that the documents, which is an agreement between the alleged land grabber, Mr Akinsanya and the family he claimed to have allegedly gave him 124 acres of the Aboru land in question in 2002, did not cover any land in Aboru, rather, the said family described themselves to be of Igoke Township, Oke-Odo, Lagos State, not Aboru.
The lawyer therefore called on Punch newspaper, to report his own side of story divide, with particular consideration of the consequential remedial right, granted to persons, like his clients, in peaceful possession of the land.
He also advised member of the public, to call his Chambers on 08023173676 and 0809161 5800, before transacting any deal with anyone on the said land, so as to avoid being duped.