Suspected Notorious Land Grabber, Shina Okanlomo In Police Net

MICHAEL AKINOLA

Police operatives from the Force Criminal Investigation Department at Alagbon, Lagos, have finally apprehended suspected notorious land grabber, Shina Okanlomo, for causing havoc in Ijedodo community in the State.

P.M.EXPRESS had reported that after the ugly incident, Shina Okanlomo, Otunba Sambo, went into hiding and the Police had been trailing him until he submitted himself at Alagbon and was given administrative bail while the investigation is ongoing.

Shina Okanlomo and others now at large allegedly invaded Ijedodo Community with different arms and caused havoc in the area.They had led about 100 fully armed thugs, who steered their boats from the canal water way from Abule Ado and stormed Ijedodo Community destroying houses and properties in the area.The bandits reportedly shot one of the security men, identified as Kazeem Ogun, several people were injured while many were said to be hospitalized over the attack, which instilled fear into many in the neighbourhood.

The hunt by the Police followed a petition by the Baale of Ijedodo, Alhaji Jelili Akoyi and owners of Igbo Buru Otu Estate located in the area.
In the petition, which was sighted by P.M.EXPRESS, it stated that on 17th March, 2021, some armed men suspected to thugs, abductors, cultists, hoodlums, who described themselves as Shina Kolomo Boys of Abule Ado led by Otunba Samba, invaded Igbo Buru Otu Estate in Ijedodo area of Lagos with arms such as guns, machetes and other dangerous weapons.

The petition stated that Shina Okanlomo Boys are well known land grabbers, who perfect their land grabbing by killing and destroying properties of the victims and forcefully taking possession.

It further stated that the group  stormed the place, shot sporadically, maliciously destroyed buildings and properties in the estate, then tied up and abducted one of the estate security men, Oladipupo Segun Gbenga and took him to an unknown place.

It stated that it took the intervention of the Police from Isheri Oshun Division and soldiers, before the abducted security man, Gbenga, was released while the other security man, Ogun, was taken to the hospital.

The petitioners stated that Shina Okanlomo Boys had promised to come back to cause more destruction in the area and they had to appeal to the Commissioner of Police to intervene and bring the suspects to book in order to ensure the protection of lives and property in the area.