The Awofenwa family of Elenusonso area of Ido Local Government area of Oyo state has staged a peaceful protest to the palace of Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Moshood Olalekan Balogun, accusing the owner of Adron Homes and Properties Limited, Oba Adetola Emmanuel King of using thugs to drive them out of their ancestral land.
The family led by Chief Sunday Olayori, Soji Oladosu Olayori, Adebayo Abbas and Suleiman Badmus thronged the palace of the Ibadan Monarch, carrying placards with various inscriptions such as ‘Save Us From Adron, ‘ Adron Is Using Thugs To Take Over Our Lands, appealed to Olubadan to intervene and call Adron boss to order.
The family said that it has obtained favourable judgments, even to the Court of Appeal on the 150 hectares of land situated at Elenusonso area of Ido Local Government area of Oyo state.
The Family also accused the owner of Adron of using thugs led by one Muri Ido to harass and intimidate members of the family.
“We have gotten warrant of possession from High Court and to our greatest surprise when we visited our land; we were attacked by thugs led by Muri Ido. Some members of our family were seriously injured in the process.”
While addressing the protesters, the Personal Assistant to Olubadan, Ahmed Rufai assured the protesters that the Monarch will look into the issue with a view to find a peaceful resolution.
Efforts to reach Adron Homes and Properties boss proved abortive as calls made to his phone were unanswered as at the time filling this report.