Property Owners Given Sept. 4–7 Deadline to Identify Landed Properties
By Our Correspondent
Property Owners Given Sept. 4–7 Deadline to Identify Landed Properties
By Our Correspondent
Landowners and descendants of Libegun Aregbe and Ijemo Oluwo communities in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have been urged to urgently return to the communities with valid documents relating to their landed properties following the ongoing *clearing of another several acres of land after the initial fence that* separated the village extension and the government estate. Now that govt want expansion of housing development along the Kobape Expressway and adjoining areas, the have crossover the fence and started clearing.
The appeal became necessary following the commencement of activities by the Ogun State Ministry of Housing in the area as part of efforts to extend its housing units to meet increasing demand for residential properties in the state.
The community leadership has therefore called on individuals who have purchased or inherited landed properties within the affected areas to come to the villages between Friday, September 4 and Monday, September 7, 2026, with their relevant documents and other evidence of ownership to identify and properly establish the location of their properties.
Speaking on the development, Engr. Julius Olawale Olumuyiwa, Chairman of the Libegun Descendant Union, urged all affected property owners, particularly sons and daughters of the community living outside the area, not to ignore the appeal.
Olumuyiwa advised landowners to personally visit the community with their documents and identify their properties before construction activities progress further.
According to him, the exercise is important to enable legitimate owners to establish their claims and prevent situations that could lead to disputes or the demolition of properties whose ownership or location may not have been properly established.
He stressed that affected landowners should treat the matter with urgency and make themselves available within the period announced by the community.
Similarly, the Baale of Ibegun Aregbe, Pa John Akinsola, appealed to sons and daughters of the community who own land in the affected areas to return home and identify their properties without delay.
The traditional ruler warned that failure to identify properties before construction activities reach the affected locations could create avoidable complications.
He urged landowners to come forward with their documents so that the location and ownership of their properties could be properly established, stressing the need to prevent what he described as "another story thereafter."
The development followed reports of the movement of officials and activities associated with the Ogun State Ministry of Housing into portions of land belonging to the Libegun Aregbe community in Obafemi-Owode Local Government.
The Ministry's activities, according to findings by our correspondent, are connected with plans to expand existing housing development in the area in response to the increasing demand from prospective beneficiaries and customers.
The development initially generated concerns among members of the community, particularly landowners who feared that their properties could be affected by the expansion.
However, following the publication and subsequent attention drawn to the matter, representatives of the Libegun Aregbe community held a meeting with the Ogun State Commissioner for Housing, Jagunmolu Omoniyi Akande, to address the concerns and seek an amicable resolution.
The meeting provided an avenue for both parties to discuss the concerns surrounding the affected lands and the proposed housing development.
The community was represented by its traditional leadership and descendants, including representatives regarded within the community as the G5, who engaged the Commissioner and officials of the Ministry on the way forward.
The meeting reportedly ended on a peaceful note, with both sides seeking to resolve the matter through dialogue and proper identification of legitimate interests rather than allowing the development to degenerate into a prolonged dispute.
Community leaders subsequently renewed their appeal to landowners to take advantage of the period provided to come forward, present their documents and identify their properties.
They maintained that the immediate priority was to ensure that genuine landowners were properly identified and that the ongoing government housing development did not result in unnecessary disputes with members of the host community.
The community leadership also called on individuals who may have purchased land in the area through family, community or private transactions to check their documents and ascertain the precise location of their properties.
Affected landowners and descendants seeking further clarification on the exercise have been advised to contact Engr. Julius Olawale Olumuyiwa on +234 703 464 7932.
The community leadership reiterated that the September 4–7 period should be treated as an important window for landowners to come forward, identify their properties and engage with community representatives before further construction activities take place.
