Adebayo Adenrele
The narrative that the current demolition going on in Lagos is targeted at Igbo only is wrong, as a victim of the exercise in abule ado area has confessed that the land, where those buildings were erected, were illegally acquired.
He noted that people from other ethnic groups suffer the same fate, stressing that the land, which rightfully belong to Federal Housing Authority (FHA) were illegally acquired by his kinsmen and that one Chief Udeoye connived with Landowners to sell them.
Okey Ibeke wrote this on his X handle formerly Twitter.
He noted that Udeoye lured Igbo Traders into the bargain but they didn’t conduct legal search to authenticate the status of the land, before buying and built without approved plans and permits.
He wrote: “This narrative is wrong. I am somehow affected by what’s happening in Abule Ado, Lagos.
“The land in question, were illegally acquired by our people (Igbos). The land rightfully belong to Federal Housing Authority (FHA), but an Igbo man, by name Chief Udeoye, colluded with Omoniles to sell the land. The Igbo traders Chief Udeoye lured into buying, didn’t conduct legal search to authenticate the status of the land, before buying and building, even building without approved plans and permits.
“In fact, I personally have a plot there that I bought from FHA. That plot was also sold by the Chief and the Omoniles. Chief Udeoye was the sole sales agent. I even met with Udeoye, their Lawyer ( an Igbo Lady) and Oba of Ado Village with my FHA documents, but they chased away the people I sent to fence the land with guns and machetes.
“What is happening in Abule Ado is an Igbo man’s inhumanity to Igbo people. The innocent traders are suffering from the greed of their brother, Chief Udeoye.
“Lagos State Government has nothing to do with what’s happening there. So, it’s wrong to drag them into it.”
