Courtesy: Lens News
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Osun State High Court sitting in Ede, has ordered that Oba Abduljeleel Oyedokun, the Alaro of Ilu Aro in Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State be remanded in Ilesa prison pending the determination of the land dispute case filed before it by Agbofieti family of Ilobu.
The presiding Judge, Justice Lawrence Arojo gave the ruling in suit No HED/3c/2024, after all counsels have exhausted their argument.
According to the State Counsel who solicits for the Agbofieti family, Barrister Dele Akintayo,the family allegedly bought 10 acres of land from Oba Oyedokun some years ago and had since occupied the land with the planting of cash crops such as cashew and Palm trees.
He stated further that the same piece of land was resold to another person by Oba Oyedokun, stressing that he did not only resell the land but also ordered the destruction of the piece of land when the second buyer wanted to access the farmland and the first buyer resisted.
He said this led to the institution of malicious damage of property suit against Alaro by Agbofieti family.
The presiding Judge of Ede State High Court, Justice Lawrence Arojo, at the first hearing,granted the first relief of the plaintiff by ordering the parties to stop further activities on the land.
At the resumption of hearing, Barr Akintayo,on behalf of Agbofieti family presented evidences showing that contrary to the order of the court, Oba Oyedokun still allegedly permitted the tipper owners to excavate sand on the land, the action which he said establishes contempt of court and utter disregard of the court order.
At the resumption of hearing, Justice Lawrence Arojo in his ruling thus held that, having established the contempt of order of the court, the Alaro of Ilu Aro, Oba Abduljeleel Oyedokun should be remanded in Ilesa prison pending the determination of the suit
