Ownership of LASU land: Crisis deepens as Iba community threatens war
Awoori indigenes of Iba community have advised Ojo community to avoid impending war between the two communities over claim of ownership of land on which Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo campus is situated, stating that their claims of ownership of the land was false. In a swift reaction, yesterday, the Bale of Sabo Oniba, Taofeek Oseni, who spoke on behalf of indigenes of the kingdom, described a statement by Ojo Kingdom laying claim to the land as a rude shock to them, wondering how they can lay claim to what doesn’t belong to them. According to him, it was nauseating for Ojo Kingdom to be claiming what doesn’t belong to them. “We, the Iba people, are peace-loving kingdom. We don’t want crisis in both kingdoms, government had acquired the land in question and both kingdoms are benefiting from the school sited on the land. Why the issue of ownership? “Even if government wants to pay compensation today to the real land owner, they know where to go. They have their inte...